walker
Meaning
- 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.
- (rare) One who walks (takes for a walk).
- A walking frame or baby walker.
- (in-plural, often) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
- A zombie.
- A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
- A gressorial bird.
- A forester.
- A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.
- A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
- (Philippines) A prostitute, streetwalker.
Synonyms
walking machine
foot-slogger
pedestrain
walking shoe
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɔːkə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er.
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