walker

Meaning

  1. The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
  2. (rare) One who walks (takes for a walk).
  3. A walking frame or baby walker.
  4. (in-plural, often) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
  5. A zombie.
  6. A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
  7. A gressorial bird.
  8. A forester.
  9. A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.
  10. A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
  11. (Philippines) A prostitute, streetwalker.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɔːkə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er.

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