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 Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Walking hard on two days beats walking not at all by a wide margin, and the mortality gap between weekend warriors and near-daily walkers is smaller than many people assume. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Depending on the race, walkers may start before the runners, after them or at the same time. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Some viewers have told her that her videos encouraged them to begin their own recovery journeys, purchase walkers and start practicing how to stand. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for walker

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Noun

This means Stein’s newfound wanderer could be coming or going, either on its way out of or heading into the heart of its galaxy.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
The casing is scaled to sit comfortably on everything from compact terriers to massive working breeds – a critical bit of design, given how easily a determined wanderer of any size can slip out of sight.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026

Definition of wanderer

Noun

The juvenile driver hit a vehicle before losing control and striking the pedestrian, according to police.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Walk past locals chatting beside their motorbikes and enter the pedestrian Old Town through the Sea Gate beneath its Venetian lion.

— Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026