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
Many of the walkers made the trip from Pasadena, Burbank and even Orange County for the event.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Thousands of runners and walkers participated in the event which takes place in Grant Park and the downtown area.
—Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Shonta had learned to adjust, too, after her injury — a fractured pelvis that required a walker.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Thousands of runners and walkers participated in the event which takes place in Grant Park and the downtown area.
—Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Shonta had learned to adjust, too, after her injury — a fractured pelvis that required a walker.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walker
Noun
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stan Kroenke, owner of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, has proposed building a pedestrian bridge over Speer linking Ball Arena with downtown.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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They were hit when the driver of a vehicle traveling eastbound in the right lane on the highway failed to see the pedestrian, Jones said.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Matt Newton, owner-operator of Precision Helicopters New Zealand based at Hokitika Gorge near where Molly went missing, quickly got in touch with the hiker.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The hiker arrived hours later and was reunited with her dog.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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