1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Ishiba, a walk-on guard on Izzo's national championship team in 2000, hired former Michigan State video coordinator Jordan Ott to coach the Suns this season.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Addae, a walk-on, finished with only 51 yards on 12 carries in 59 offensive snaps, but his ability to provide a spark at times caught the attention of the coaching staff.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
With just over a minute remaining and Michigan comfortably ahead by 30 points, walk-on guard Charlie May, son of head coach Dusty May, rose up and buried a three-pointer.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Phelps arrived at Boise State as a walk-on and was treated as a defensive back at first.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Ishiba, a walk-on guard on Izzo's national championship team in 2000, hired former Michigan State video coordinator Jordan Ott to coach the Suns this season.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Addae, a walk-on, finished with only 51 yards on 12 carries in 59 offensive snaps, but his ability to provide a spark at times caught the attention of the coaching staff.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
With just over a minute remaining and Michigan comfortably ahead by 30 points, walk-on guard Charlie May, son of head coach Dusty May, rose up and buried a three-pointer.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Walk on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20on. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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