Walker

Wal·ker  (wôkr), Alice Born 1944.

American writer whose works include the novels Meridian (1976) and The Color Purple (1982), for which she won a Pulitzer Prize.

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Walker, James John Known as "Jimmy." 1881-1946.

American politician who was the mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932, when charges of corruption forced his resignation.

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walk·er  (wôkr)

n.

1. One that walks, especially a contestant in a footrace.

2. A frame device used to support someone, such as an infant learning to walk or a convalescent learning to walk again.

3. A shoe specially designed for walking comfortably. Often used in the plural.

Thesaurus

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) John Walker
	2.	Walker - United States writer (born in 1944) Alice Malsenior Walker, Alice Walker
	3.	walker - a person who travels by foot pedestrian, footer traveler, traveller - a person who changes location hiker, tramper, tramp - a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) hobbler, limper - someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait jaywalker - a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally parader, marcher - walks with regular or stately step nondriver - a person who is not a driver passer, passer-by, passerby - a person who passes by casually or by chance peripatetic - a person who walks from place to place rambler - a person who takes long walks in the country ambler, saunterer, stroller - someone who walks at a leisurely pace shuffler - someone who walks without raising the feet reeler, staggerer, totterer - someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall stalker - someone who walks with long stiff strides stomper, tramper, trampler, stamper - someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground strider - a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running" stumbler, tripper - a walker or runner who trips and almost falls swaggerer - someone who walks in an arrogant manner plodder, slogger, trudger - someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner waddler - someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons" wayfarer - a pedestrian who walks from place to place
	4.	walker - a shoe designed for comfortable walking shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	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 Zimmer, Zimmer frame framework - a structure supporting or containing something
	6.	walker - an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk baby-walker, go-cart framework - a structure supporting or containing something

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walker

noun hiker, rambler, backpacker, wayfarer, footslogger, pedestrian

Translations

walker [ˈwɔːkəʳ] n (person) → paseante m/f; caminante m/f

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walker [ˈwɔːkəʳ] walk n (= person) → marcheur/euse

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walker [ˈwɔːkəʳ] walk n (person) → Spaziergänger(in) m(f)

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walker [ˈwɔːkəʳ] n (person) → camminatore/trice