walker: Meaning and Definition of

walk•er

1. an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.
2. a similar device, usually a waist-high four-legged framework of lightweight metal, for use by a weak or disabled person as a support while walking.
3. (usually cap.)See
4. a person or thing that walks or likes to walk: He's a great walker.
5. an extra or supernumerary.
6. a musician required by a union contract to be hired and paid full salary even when not needed for performance.

Walk•er

1. born 1944, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. 1785–1830, U.S. abolitionist.
3. (Jimmy), 1881–1946, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1926–32.
4. born 1952, New Zealand track-and-field athlete.
5. 1867–1919, U.S. businesswoman and philanthropist.
6. a city in W Michigan. 15,088.
7. a male given name.