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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Then, Kansas could add a walk-on from last season or perhaps Mayo returns to KU.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Roster limits could signal the end of the walk-on athlete in college sports and, as Utah freshman swimmer Gannon Flynn noted in his testimony as an objector, also imperil smaller sports programs that feed the U.S. Olympic teams.
—Eric Olson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Roberson is a quality reserve forward that can play power forward or small ball center while Hamlin is the only remaining walk-on from the 2023 season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
There are spots for walk-ons and partial scholarship recipients, all of whom can later qualify for aid.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Roster limits could signal the end of the walk-on athlete in college sports and, as Utah freshman swimmer Gannon Flynn noted in his testimony as an objector, also imperil smaller sports programs that feed the U.S. Olympic teams.
—Eric Olson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Roberson is a quality reserve forward that can play power forward or small ball center while Hamlin is the only remaining walk-on from the 2023 season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
There are spots for walk-ons and partial scholarship recipients, all of whom can later qualify for aid.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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