Definition of walkernext
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 Mackinaw City walkers will need to rely mostly on street parking. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 After the couple received local attention for their find, Gittelsohn said a 93-year-old woman took an Uber to their home with her walker and knocked on their door. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Like the Revel 7 shoes, this running shoe is great for both runners and walkers, thanks to cooling mesh uppers. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 Snellings, who Greer said owed him more than $1,000, was using a walker along a street before Greer, who was 18 at the time, and another teenager beat him, leaving Snellings in a driveway with blood coming from his ear and other parts of his head. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
Noun
  • Connecting with this odd population of wanderers is one of the surprise pleasures of our annual Bishop trip.
    Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • My eight women are divided into wanderers, rebels, explorers, and mentors.
    Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One probe is examining the software’s role in several Tesla crashes in fog, sun glare and other low-visibility conditions, including one in which a pedestrian was killed.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Critics have a long list of concerns with the project, ranging from the financial cost to the impact on nearby funeral processions to questions of vehicle, pedestrian and aviation safety.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Desert hikers may struggle with extreme heat and dehydration.
    Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In June, a black bear followed and then attacked and scratched a hiker in Golden, Colorado.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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