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
Gloria Martinez and Miguel Hernandez, along with their 2-year-old granddaughter, were among the regular walkers who got to see the goats being unloaded.
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Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Smile at the dog walkers and KEEP WALKING.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
One man with a walker approached Prado outside of the Hope Haven offices—an Abilene nonprofit where Prado works, which operates a shelter and helps people with vouchers find housing—and accepted a jacket from him.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Sloat sustained a fractured ankle and must keep her leg elevated, relying on a walker to get around.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Smile at the dog walkers and KEEP WALKING.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
One man with a walker approached Prado outside of the Hope Haven offices—an Abilene nonprofit where Prado works, which operates a shelter and helps people with vouchers find housing—and accepted a jacket from him.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Sloat sustained a fractured ankle and must keep her leg elevated, relying on a walker to get around.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
Noun
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These ancient wanderers, like comet 3I/ATLAS, are cosmic time capsules.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These fans had started queueing up hours earlier, the lines spilling across the street via a metal pedestrian bridge.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle hit the pedestrian in the 7600 block of West Dempster Street, according to Niles police.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are winter hiking boots out there specifically designed to provide critical protection and better traction for hikers.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
7 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, hikers are surrounded by mafic southern mixed chaparral, a unique type of chaparral vegetation that is found in mafic soils, which are rich in magnesium and iron.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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