Meaning of Walker | Babel Free

Definitions

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. A Walking Liberty half dollar.
3. A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
   countable, uncountable
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. One who walks (takes for a walk).
   rare
6. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
7. A location in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
8. A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
   countable, uncountable
9. A walking frame or baby walker.
10. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
    countable, uncountable
11. A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
    in-plural, often
12. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
    countable, uncountable
13. A zombie.
14. A minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
15. A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
16. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
    countable, uncountable
17. A gressorial bird.
18. A city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
    countable, uncountable
19. A forester.
20. A city in Kent County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
21. A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.
22. A minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
23. A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
24. A minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
25. A prostitute, streetwalker.
    Philippines
26. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
27. An unincorporated community in Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
28. A number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).
    countable, uncountable
29. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2864).
    countable, uncountable
30. A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air.”

“He decided to become a long-distance walker for charity events.”

“I would ask for the pleasure of your company, Mr. Knightley, but I am a very slow walker, and my pace would be tedious to you; and, besides, you have another long walk before you, to Donwell Abbey.”

“We hired a walker for the dogs during the day.”

“A distracted walker also may be missing an opportunity to bond with their dog, says Burch of the American Kennel Club. “Interacting and having fun together forms a bond that can last a lifetime,” she says.”

“To better help you in your quest, we asked multiple podiatrists and seasoned long-distance walkers exactly what to look for when selecting the best walking shoes.”

“Accompanying her was Prinny, who was made very happy by this intimation that he was to be taken for a walk, an undertaking for which the servants generally drew lots, the dog’s mass being so considerable and energetic that the walker inevitably became the walkee.”

“Consequently, he had developed a new variation on an old habit. That of grabbing the leash between his teeth and pulling as hard as he could, making it look as if he were the walker, and the walker the walkee.”

“I remember that walking a dog is a good way to get both the walker and the walkee in shape.”

“The elderly woman used a walker to help her move around more easily.”

“Dead people, walkers, as you call them, are somehow, and for some reason, attacking.”

“He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts.”

“Women at the top — Lady Di and Nancy Reagan in particular — apparently have 'walkers' — men to escort them on public and private occasions providing a respectable cover, while the male who is their sexual partner is off on more pressing business.”

“In the vernacular of the trade, he was what is commonly known as "a walker" — an entertaining male escort who is usually sexually unthreatening […]”

“– Do you think they’re sausages? said Samia, a colleague whom Jane had brought along as her walker.”

“Two of the walkers circled the pillars. Their searchlights played through the trees, then turned back to Leia and the others.”

“It also takes a good amount of inspiration from Metal Gear Solid 4s biomechanical designs, namely the Gekko walkers' and their synthetic musculature.”

“A single mother of three, Rachel is what Facebook users call as ^([sic]) “walker,” or an online sex worker. Using a dummy account, she posts her sexy photos and informs page visitors that she’s available for sex in exchange for money.”

“But Walker said going forward he’s not opposed to forcing Democrats to take the heat if there is a standoff over the same issues in February, but said his party needs to do a better job laying the groundwork.”

“Walker – a Republican frontrunner in the race for Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat who has racked up high-profile endorsements from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – released a statement to the AJC on his college trajectory.”

“I snagged this 1943 Walker on eBay the other day, and pulled it out of my mailbox today. It's in an ANACS holder, graded MS64. The auction photo was such that I could see what appeared to be something on the coin, but couldn't tell if it was a scratch, a cracked die, or what.”

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