walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯl-ˌī 

1

a

: an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris

b

: an eye with an opaque white cornea

2

a

: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose

b

: an eye affected with strabismus of this type

3

: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish (Sander vitreus synonym Stizostedion vitreum) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike

called also walleyed pike

Examples of walleye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The app includes maps and suggestions on places to fish from the shore, from on a boat, as a family or by species of fish including catfish, bass, trout, walleye and more. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026

But one of his favorite gamefish to target is northern pike, mostly because pike are better eating than walleyes (not to mention that the Griz’s stretch of the Mississippi is all catch-and-release for walleye). — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026

Just an angler, a fishing pole and maybe thousands of dollars worth of sonar equipment offering an exact image of what that walleye or bass is doing in the watery depths below. — ABC News, 15 June 2026

Adobe Creek Reservoir, locally known as Blue Lake, and Thurston Reservoir are popular locations for anglers looking for catfish, crappie, saugeye, walleye, and other sport fish. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from walleyed

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing walleye

• walleye pollack

Rhymes for walleye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯ-ˌlī 

: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish with large eyes that is related to the perches but resembles the true pike

called also walleyed pike

Medical Definition

walleye

noun

wall·​eye ˈwȯ-ˌlī 

1

a

: an eye with a bluish white iris

b

: an eye with an opaque white cornea

2

a

: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose

called also exotropia

compare cross-eye sense 1

b

walleyes -ˌlīz  plural : eyes affected with divergent strabismus