cat·walk·er | \ ˈkat-ˌwȯ-kər 
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\ plural catwalkers
Definition of catwalker
: a model who walks along a catwalk in a fashion show
She's great in front of the camera, but she's a legendary catwalker, too … — Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2004 : a fashion model
… increasingly, TV actresses are the new supermodels. In fact, the gap between actresses and catwalkers has never been narrower, says Vogue's Katherine Betts. — Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 1998
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The first known use of catwalker was in 1979
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