1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
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The walk-ons do not count against the new limit of 15 scholarship players as set by the NCAA.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Additionally, the team welcomes walk-on Mason Denaburg, whose journey includes six seasons in the Washington Nationals’ minor-league system.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
In all likelihood, for most Power 4 programs, there will still be walk-on players filling spots on the team.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In the work of Jewish artists such as Woody Allen and Philip Roth, she was reduced to a punch line—and, worse, demoted to a walk-on.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Additionally, the team welcomes walk-on Mason Denaburg, whose journey includes six seasons in the Washington Nationals’ minor-league system.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
In all likelihood, for most Power 4 programs, there will still be walk-on players filling spots on the team.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In the work of Jewish artists such as Woody Allen and Philip Roth, she was reduced to a punch line—and, worse, demoted to a walk-on.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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