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
This event is good for families, runners and walkers of all ages.
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The girls were found Monday evening by a dog walker who stumbled across the first body in the vicinity of East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue, near an all-boys public school called the Ginn Academy.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The children's remains were recovered Monday from a field near Ginn Academy in the South Collinwood neighborhood after a tip from a dog walker, according to police.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The race typically draws more than 500 runners and walkers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
The girls were found Monday evening by a dog walker who stumbled across the first body in the vicinity of East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue, near an all-boys public school called the Ginn Academy.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The children's remains were recovered Monday from a field near Ginn Academy in the South Collinwood neighborhood after a tip from a dog walker, according to police.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The race typically draws more than 500 runners and walkers.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
Noun
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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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Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The early investigation presumes that the victim had been a pedestrian.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release further details about the pedestrian including their name and age after their family has been notified.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Triple Lakes Trail This is the longest trail in Denali National Park, and takes hikers through forest, wetlands, alpine terrain, and three lakes.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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That month, the rest of Esther’s body was recovered when hikers found her remains in a reed bed in Gandía, Alicante, with her bones hidden amongst undergrowth.—
Samantha Bergeson,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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