walker
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Synonyms for walker
Synonyms: Noun
ambler, hiker, perambulator, rambler, tramper
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Examples of walker in a Sentence
Noun
She joined a group of walkers in the neighborhood. I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Maya practices taking steps with the aid of a walker. — Washington Post, "Syrian girl born without legs gets new prosthetics in Turkey," 8 July 2018 He was seen multiple times by jail medical staff and given a walker, according to court documents. — Heidi Groover, The Seattle Times, "King County to pay former jail inmate $1M for spinal-cord injury untreated for 10 days," 6 Oct. 2018 The patients walk only with assistance — holding onto a rolling walker or with other help to keep their balance. — Fox News, "Paralyzed patients take first steps after implant, intense rehab," 25 Sep. 2018 This year's event featured future vaporware like a giant combat walker robot and other concepts far off into the future, such as chameleon camouflage. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The Science of Russia's New Silent Sniper Rifle," 29 Aug. 2018 She is considered quadriplegic but has the ability to walk with a walker and can eat on her own with assistance. — Mike Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Buddy Ball Baseball League a field of dreams for kids with disabilities," 21 June 2018 In Ottumwa, Iowa, an elderly woman with a walker hobbled across a parking lot and offered to help. — Ted Gregory, chicagotribune.com, "He’s made it his mission to post American flags at military funerals. Now he has a new mission: Fighting cancer," 28 May 2018 For the past two years, Sarah Benoit has been getting around with the help of a walker, waiting for a medicine that’s out of reach. — Ed Silverman, STAT, "ALS patients losing time and hope as they wait for insurers to cover a pricey new drug," 21 May 2018 Getting Isabella up out of bed, into a soft purple gown, to the bathroom and then to stand with a walker takes her mom, a nurse, a physical therapist and an occupational therapist. — Karina Bland, azcentral, "Badly burned girl hopes to meet Taylor Swift after taking strength in her music," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'walker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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