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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "walker": ambulator, baby buggy, baby carriage, backpacker, foot passenger, foot soldier, foot traveler, footslogger, gocart, hiker, hitchhiker, hoofer, infantryman, jaywalker, marcher, paddlefoot, pedestrian, perambulator, peripatetic, pram, stroller, trailsman, tramper, walkist
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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 Headwords: Walker Walker, GA Walker County Walker County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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 Headwords: Walker Walker, TX Walker County Walker County, TX
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

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 Headwords: Walker Walker, AL Walker County Walker County, AL
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Walker, MO Walker
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Walker, IA Walker
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Walker, LA Walker
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Walker, MI Walker
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Walker, MN Walker