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

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Phrases (1)

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tightrope walker
an acrobat who balances and walks along a stretched rope

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er.

walkere Middle English

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People & Society

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# 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

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