walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯl-ˌī 

1

a

: an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris

b

: an eye with an opaque white cornea

2

a

: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose

b

: an eye affected with strabismus of this type

3

: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish (Sander vitreus synonym Stizostedion vitreum) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike

called also walleyed pike

Examples of walleye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those include Chicken Lollipops, a new Rush Hour 4 chicken tender offering, a Walleye Fingers and Chips featuring crispy walleye fingers and a Wit Love cheesecake. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Another ode to the Midwest comes in Purslane’s walleye falafel ($21), where bits of the freshwater fish are folded into classic chickpea falafel batter and deep fried. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Rumor had it that Chickenbone Lake crawled with northern pike and big walleyes. —Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025

Another is getting a shore lunch-style meal with Minnesota walleye. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from walleyed

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing walleye

• walleye pollack

Rhymes for walleye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯ-ˌlī 

: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish with large eyes that is related to the perches but resembles the true pike

called also walleyed pike

Medical Definition

walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯ-ˌlī 

1

a

: an eye with a bluish white iris

b

: an eye with an opaque white cornea

2

a

: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose

called also exotropia

compare cross-eye sense 1

b

walleyes -ˌlīz  plural : eyes affected with divergent strabismus