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
While most single-knee TKRs are now done on an outpatient basis, double knees require a hospital stay, usually one or two days, to help patients get up and walk on their new knees with a walker and start basic PT.
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Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Dogs are welcome—and this is one of the few hotels in Florence that can provide enough mileage for even the most enthusiastic dog walker without leaving the gates.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Those class members who needed the gentle aid of their spouse or caregiver or a walker were encouraged to accept such support and each participant followed the dance steps according to their unique abilities.
—Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 9 Apr. 2026
The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Dogs are welcome—and this is one of the few hotels in Florence that can provide enough mileage for even the most enthusiastic dog walker without leaving the gates.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Those class members who needed the gentle aid of their spouse or caregiver or a walker were encouraged to accept such support and each participant followed the dance steps according to their unique abilities.
—Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 9 Apr. 2026
The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
Noun
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Or, if shopping isn’t your preferred vacation activity, take the bike to the nearby Intracoastal Waterway and traverse on Palm Beach Lake Trail, a bike- and pedestrian-friendly path that abuts the water’s edge that is lined with docked yachts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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The loop connects more than 300 stops across museums, parks, cultural institutions, and small businesses through the city’s light rail and pedestrian network.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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On a spring morning in 1993, state officials and hikers gathered to dedicate a new trail linking Dawley Park in Exeter with Stepstone Falls in West Greenwich.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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San Diego County’s recent summer-like temperatures have worried Ross, especially with upcoming trips in May to the Cuyamaca Mountains and Eagle Rock in Warner Springs, where water for the hikers could be scarce.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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