A walker is a person who walks, especially in the countryside for pleasure or in order to keep healthy.
2. countable noun
A walker is a special kind of frame which is designed to help babies or people who are ill or who have a disability to walk.
She eventually used a cane, then a walker, and finally was confined to the house.
More Synonyms of walker
walker in British English
(ˈwɔːkə)
noun
1.
a person who walks
2. Also called: baby walker
a tubular frame on wheels or castors to support a baby learning to walk
3.
a similar support for walking, often with rubber feet, for use by disabled or infirm people
4.
a woman's escort at a social event
let me introduce my walker for tonight
Walker in British English
(ˈwɔːkə)
noun
1.
Alice (Malsenior). born 1944, US writer: her works include In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (1973) and the novels Meridian (1976), The Color Purple (1982), and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992)
2.
Sir John. born 1952, New Zealand middle-distance runner, the first athlete to run one hundred sub-four-minute miles; won gold in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Olympics
walker in American English
(ˈwɔkər)
noun
1.
a person or animal that walks; specif., a contestant in a walking race
2. US
a tubular frame on wheels for use by babies who are learning to walk
3. US
a somewhat similar frame used as a support in walking by the lame, convalescents, etc.
4.
treadmill (sense 4)
5.
a shoe made specifically for use by a person who walks for exercise
Examples of 'walker' in a sentence
walker
A keen walker throughout his life, my grandfather found his steps slowing in recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Walkers, runners, families and cyclists all use these paths.
The Sun (2016)
They are commonly found in woodland and long grass areas that are regularly used by dog walkers.
The Sun (2014)
We used to have dog walkers and that helped.
The Sun (2007)
The other two ran for help and a walker raised the alarm.
The Sun (2008)
In his leisure time he was a keen walker and rugby fan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He had lain down to die a couple of metres from a main path used by walkers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The reunion between pet and owner took place after a woman dog walker recognised the missing pet from a poster.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Great place for walkers and cyclists.
The Sun (2012)
Keen walkers who like city comforts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
People said the walkers had decamped to Sochi.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Your top cop needs to be a cheerleader, tightrope walker.
The Sun (2008)
For a farmer it might not matter, but to a hill walker it could make a big difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Police have appealed for information from walkers and cyclists who used an old railway track that passes the farm on Friday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Those walkers will find it.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
It's a shame, as they used to be a fabulous facility for walkers and cyclists.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a perfect base for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Silver (aged six) asked why she was afraid of heights if she used to be a tightrope walker.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Keep your map in a polythene bag or a proper map carrier as used by walkers, to protect against rain and keep the map in better condition.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
He asked the famous tightrope walker, he tells her, how he had the nerve to perform his acrobatic feats.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
walker
British English: walker NOUN
A walker is a person who walks, especially in the countryside for pleasure or in order to keep healthy.
American English: walker
Brazilian Portuguese: caminhante
Chinese: 散步的人
European Spanish: paseante
French: marcheur
German: Spaziergänger
Italian: camminatore
Japanese: ウォーキングする人
Korean: 걷는 사람
European Portuguese: caminhante
Latin American Spanish: paseante
All related terms of 'walker'
walker-on
someone who has a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment , esp one without any lines
baby-walker
a light frame on casters or wheels to help a baby learn to walk
hill walker
a person who takes part in hill walking
hot-walker
a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
rope walker
an acrobat who performs on a tightrope
Matthew Walker
a knot made at the end of a rope by unlaying the strands and passing them up through the loops formed in the next two strands
tightrope walker
an acrobat who performs on a tightrope
race walking
the sport of rapid , continuous-foot-contact walking , requiring that the trailing foot not be lifted until the other meets the ground and the knee locks momentarily , and executed in an upright , rhythmic stride with the arms usually held bent and high and pumped close to the body
Chinese translation of 'walker'
walker
(ˈwɔːkəʳ)
n(c)
散步者 (sànbùzhě) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
disturbance to nesting birds caused by walkers and climbers
Synonyms
hiker
There are plenty of public huts to protect hikers from the elements.