'Walker' definitions:

Definition of 'Walker'

(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: Walker, Alice Walker, Alice Malsenior Walker]
noun
A person who travels by foot [syn: pedestrian, walker, footer]
noun
A shoe designed for comfortable walking
noun
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]
noun
An enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: walker, baby-walker, go-cart]

Definition of 'Walker'

From: GCIDE
  • Walker \Walk"er\, n.
  • 1. One who walks; a pedestrian. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [AS. wealcere. See Walk, v. t., 3.] A fuller of cloth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • She cursed the weaver and the walker The cloth that had wrought. --Percy's Reliques. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [RDH]
  • 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. [PJC]
  • 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]

Definition of 'walker'

From: 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]

Synonyms of 'walker'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Walker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
275
Housing Units (2000) :
125
Land area (2000) :
0.311200 sq. miles (0.806003 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.311200 sq. miles (0.806003 sq. km)
FIPS code :
76660
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.898917 N, 94.229601 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
64790
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Walker, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
750
Housing Units (2000) :
286
Land area (2000) :
0.703471 sq. miles (1.821981 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.703471 sq. miles (1.821981 sq. km)
FIPS code :
81885
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.287342 N, 91.781400 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
52352
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Walker, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
4801
Housing Units (2000) :
1905
Land area (2000) :
5.751136 sq. miles (14.895372 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.751136 sq. miles (14.895372 sq. km)
FIPS code :
79240
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
30.489423 N, 90.862872 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
70785
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Walker, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
21842
Housing Units (2000) :
9201
Land area (2000) :
25.155195 sq. miles (65.151653 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.277030 sq. miles (0.717505 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
25.432225 sq. miles (65.869158 sq. km)
FIPS code :
82960
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.000891 N, 85.740036 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49504
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Walker, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
1069
Housing Units (2000) :
517
Land area (2000) :
1.455847 sq. miles (3.770625 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.001646 sq. miles (0.004264 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.457493 sq. miles (3.774889 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67792
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
47.099689 N, 94.581168 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56484
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Walker -- U.S. County in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000) :
61053
Housing Units (2000) :
25577
Land area (2000) :
446.579812 sq. miles (1156.636353 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.449722 sq. miles (1.164775 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
447.029534 sq. miles (1157.801128 sq. km)
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
34.818692 N, 85.291825 W

Walker -- U.S. County in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000) :
61758
Housing Units (2000) :
21099
Land area (2000) :
787.449625 sq. miles (2039.485079 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
13.987055 sq. miles (36.226305 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
801.436680 sq. miles (2075.711384 sq. km)
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.739811 N, 95.528876 W

Walker -- U.S. County in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Walker -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000) :
70713
Housing Units (2000) :
32417
Land area (2000) :
794.391238 sq. miles (2057.463774 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
10.905690 sq. miles (28.245606 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
805.296928 sq. miles (2085.709380 sq. km)
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
33.819888 N, 87.285406 W

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