From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Walker \Walk"er\, n.
1. One who walks; a pedestrian.
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2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.]
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Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.
--Chapman.
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3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain
space for inspection; a forester.
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4. [AS. wealcere. See {Walk}, v. t., 3.] A fuller of cloth.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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She cursed the weaver and the walker
The cloth that had wrought. --Percy's
Reliques.
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5. (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick
insect.
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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 {walking boss}.
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7. A low frame having casters or wheels, designed to enclose
a baby on its sides and provide support while the baby is
learning to walk; it usually has a seat so that the baby
can sit while not walking.
Syn: go-cart, baby-walker.
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8. A low rectangular frame of light metal about waist high,
usually having two horizontal arms mounted on four legs
with an open rear, designed to be carried or pushed in
front of a person whose legs are impaired, to provide
support while walking; it may have wheels on two of the
four legs.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
baby-walker \baby-walker\ n.
a framework on small wheels or casters designed to support
small children while they are learning to walk, and usually
having a fabric support that permits the child to sit. Called
also {walker} and {go-cart}.
Syn: walker, go-cart
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Walker
n 1: 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) [syn: {Walker}, {John Walker}]
2: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Walker}, {Alice
Walker}, {Alice Malsenior Walker}]
3: a person who travels by foot [syn: {pedestrian}, {walker},
{footer}]
4: a shoe designed for comfortable walking
5: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber
castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the
handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer},
{Zimmer frame}]
6: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies
learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {baby-walker}, {go-cart}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Walker /valkr/
fulling
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