walker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

   The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air.

2. 2
   noun

   One who walks (takes for a walk).

   Accompanying her was Prinny, who was made very happy by this intimation that he was to be taken for a walk, an undertaking for which the servants generally drew lots, the dog’s mass being so considerable and energetic that the walker inevitably became the walkee.

3. 3
   noun

   A walking frame or baby walker.

   The elderly woman used a walker to help her move around more easily.

4. 4
   noun

   A zombie.

   Dead people, walkers, as you call them, are somehow, and for some reason, attacking.

5. 5
   noun

   A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.

   He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts.

6. 6
   noun

   A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.

   Two of the walkers circled the pillars. Their searchlights played through the trees, then turned back to Leia and the others.

7. 7
   noun

   A prostitute, streetwalker.

   A single mother of three, Rachel is what Facebook users call as ^([sic]) “walker,” or an online sex worker. Using a dummy account, she posts her sexy photos and informs page visitors that she’s available for sex in exchange for money.

8. 8
   name

   A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.

   But Walker said going forward he’s not opposed to forcing Democrats to take the heat if there is a standoff over the same issues in February, but said his party needs to do a better job laying the groundwork.

Etymology

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