n. | 1. | One who walks; a pedestrian. |
2. | That with which one walks; a foot. | |
3. | (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. | |
4. | A fuller of cloth. | |
5. | (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect. | |
6. | (construction, tunneling) A shift superintendent or assistant superintendent who supervises several shifters(4} and their crews. Since these crews are usually separated by some distance, the walker is frequently seen walking between them. Also called |
Noun | 1. | Walker - New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) Synonyms: John Walker |
2. | Walker - United States writer (born in 1944) Synonyms: Alice Malsenior Walker, Alice Walker | |
3. | ![]() Synonyms: pedestrian, footer | |
4. | walker - a shoe designed for comfortable walking | |
5. | walker - a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk Synonyms: Zimmer, Zimmer frame | |
6. | walker - an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk Synonyms: baby-walker, go-cart |