walk on

1 of 2

verb

walked on; walking on; walks on

transitive verb

: to take advantage of : abuse

walk-on

2 of 2

noun

ˈwȯk-ˌȯn 

-ˌän

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

Examples of walk on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Nakase, who worked her way up from Bruins walk-on to starting point guard and team captain, showed the same grit while rapidly leading the Golden State Valkyries to a WNBA title on Saturday. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

But walk-on receiver Jaden Edgecombe roughed punter Drew Miller, drawing a 15-yard flag and giving the Bulldogs the ball on the 31. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

White actually turned down an offer to play at Yale to be a preferred walk-on at UGA in 2000. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The Toray Pan Pacific Open marked a reunion for Osaka and Hana Yagi, who previously collaborated on the tennis star’s 2026 Wimbledon championship walk-on look. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for walk on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon