walker

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈwɔːkə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈwɔkɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A person who walks, especially for exercise or pleasure.; A framework with wheels or legs used to help a baby learn to walk or to assist an elderly or disabled person in walking.; A person employed to walk cloth in a fulling mill; a fuller.; A fictional undead creature that walks, as depicted in various horror media.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: walkers

Collocations

baby walkernight walkersleep walkerwalker frameJohnnie Walker

Derivatives

walkwalkingwalkwaywalkoutwalkoverwalkthroughsleepwalkerjaywalker

Synonyms

pedestrianhikerrambleramblerstroller

Commonly confused

walk
EN: 'walk' is the action or verb; 'walker' is the person performing the action or a device that aids walking.
walkway
EN: 'walkway' is a path or passage for walking; 'walker' is a person or mobility aid.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'walker' is also a common surname and brand name (e.g., Johnnie Walker).

💬 Examples

  1. The trail is popular among walkers who enjoy the scenic countryside views.

  2. After her hip surgery, she relied on a walker to get around the house.

  3. In medieval England, the walker was an essential tradesman in the textile industry.

  4. The survivors barricaded themselves inside the house as walkers shambled through the streets.