as in wanderer
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure
I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker
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Recent Examples of walker
Officials said 300 walkers signed up for the event and said the woman’s club hopes to make $20,000.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The park is also postponing the popular Vehicle Free Days in Cades Cove, where the 11-mile loop road is closed to vehicles so cyclists and walkers could roam freely on certain days from May to September.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 5 May 2025
Carpenter uses a wheelchair and a walker, so he was housed in a single cell.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Upon waking up, Haidar was handed what doctors believed to be an ambitious prognosis: one year to use a wheelchair, to move her arms, to eventually learn to walk, first with the help of support bars, then a walker, and then, finally, with only the gentle assistance of a physio’s hand or forearm.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The park is also postponing the popular Vehicle Free Days in Cades Cove, where the 11-mile loop road is closed to vehicles so cyclists and walkers could roam freely on certain days from May to September.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 5 May 2025
Carpenter uses a wheelchair and a walker, so he was housed in a single cell.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Upon waking up, Haidar was handed what doctors believed to be an ambitious prognosis: one year to use a wheelchair, to move her arms, to eventually learn to walk, first with the help of support bars, then a walker, and then, finally, with only the gentle assistance of a physio’s hand or forearm.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
pedestrian
Noun
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The pedestrian walked into the path of the Toyota and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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From hybrid office spaces with artisan dining to the pedestrian bridge connecting both sides of Katella, every inch of the development was intentionally designed for ease, connection and inclusivity.—
Caroline Wong,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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