as in pedestrians
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 walkers
Roger and Carol had both worked and always hired dog walkers during the day, but Roger took Andy around the block for the last walk of the night.
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Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Anyone — well, except for City Council members — could have predicted that charging for parking in Balboa Park would severely impact the museums, restaurants, Old Globe theater, club meetings, dog walkers and general picnickers.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The park, where yesterday ICE agents teargassed morning dog walkers, between the playground and the skating rink.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Faced with snow and ice, the walkers wore scarves and coats over their orange robes and those walking barefoot were forced to temporarily don boots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Some walkers wore blue signs across their chests that displayed their motivations for participating.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Some guests will be elderly with walkers and canes.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Anyone — well, except for City Council members — could have predicted that charging for parking in Balboa Park would severely impact the museums, restaurants, Old Globe theater, club meetings, dog walkers and general picnickers.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The park, where yesterday ICE agents teargassed morning dog walkers, between the playground and the skating rink.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Faced with snow and ice, the walkers wore scarves and coats over their orange robes and those walking barefoot were forced to temporarily don boots.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Some walkers wore blue signs across their chests that displayed their motivations for participating.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Some guests will be elderly with walkers and canes.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkers
Noun
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That’s because more of these people are often snowshoe hikers who normally avoid steep terrain.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Palo Verde Trail parallels the shoreline, pinning hikers between flowers and the lake, a wonderful place to be on a warm winter day.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These ancient wanderers, like comet 3I/ATLAS, are cosmic time capsules.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Walkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkers. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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