Thesaurus results for WALKER

walker

noun

ˈwȯ-kər

Definition of walker

as in wanderer

a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker

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Recent Examples of walker Dog walkers and fishermen waved, and a canoeist kept pace for a chat. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026 At the Phillips Farm Preserve in Southbury, the Southbury Land Trust restricted dog walkers’ access to a field where woodcocks nest and asked the farmers to not maintain field edges until fall. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Many people get their start on Rover, which connects pet owners with sitters and walkers. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walker

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker

Noun

My eight women are divided into wanderers, rebels, explorers, and mentors.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The constant wanderer’s favorite place to jet off to is Italy, especially Rome, which inspired the name of her 4-year-old daughter.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of wanderer

Noun

Because Sphere was developed with the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, there’s a pedestrian walkway from Venetian.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Allegheny County Police detectives are working to identify the driver accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly overnight pedestrian crash in Kennedy Township.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pedestrian

Noun

Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
In the Slovenian Alps, lodges that depend on rainwater have restricted the use of water for climbers and hikers, including for showers and toilets.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026