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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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Emt had been an all-star high school athlete, an Army West Point cadet and a UConn basketball walk-on before a drunk driving incident paralyzed him from the waist down at 25 years old.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
As a walk-on freshman, Levy Renaud vividly remembers his teammates’ maturity and focus.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Stukes is a fun story, as someone who fought his way onto Arizona’s roster as a walk-on and developed into one of the Big 12’s best corners, getting four interceptions last season.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Hebron native and former UConn men’s basketball walk-on, and his partner Laura Dwyer, came up just short of a medal on Wednesday, losing in extra ends, 11-10, to Latvia in the bronze medal game.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Emt had been an all-star high school athlete, an Army West Point cadet and a UConn basketball walk-on before a drunk driving incident paralyzed him from the waist down at 25 years old.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
As a walk-on freshman, Levy Renaud vividly remembers his teammates’ maturity and focus.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Stukes is a fun story, as someone who fought his way onto Arizona’s roster as a walk-on and developed into one of the Big 12’s best corners, getting four interceptions last season.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Walk on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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