walker B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈwaːkæ/ UK /ˈwɔːkə/ See IPA manual Freq #3644 Meanings 1 noun A person who walks, especially for pleasure or exercise. The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air. 2 noun A metal frame that helps a weak or injured person to walk. The elderly woman used a walker to move around the house. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a metal frame that helps a... rollatorzimmer frame Word family Forms walkers Derived forms dogwalkerfieldwalkerfloor-walkerjay-walkerjaywalkerplaneswalkershop-walkerskinwalkerstiltwalker Common collocations tightrope walker Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er. walkere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # walker **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwaːkæ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɔːkə/ **Frequency rank:** 3644 ## Meanings 1. A person who walks, especially for pleasure or exercise. 2. A metal frame that helps a weak or injured person to walk. ## Examples - The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air. - The elderly woman used a walker to move around the house. ## Derived Forms - dogwalker - fieldwalker - floor-walker - jay-walker - jaywalker - planeswalker - shop-walker - skinwalker - stiltwalker ## Roots and Affixes - Root: walkere ## Etymology From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er. ## AI Etymology Walker is from Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er. A key historical form is Middle English walkere. In present-day use, it can mean a person who walks, especially for pleasure or exercise, or a metal frame that helps a weak or injured person to walk. Derived formations include dogwalker, fieldwalker, floor-walker, jay-walker, jaywalker. ## Topics - People & Society markdown