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 The party continued at the reception, which included mirror panther dancers, stilt walkers, saxophonists, shot girls, fireworks and more. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025 Entries that will have more than 20 walkers will need to reach out to the St. Charles Business Alliance at 630-443-3867 or at info@stcalliance.org for special permission and guidelines, according to the release. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Michaels is a big walker, and the two try to get out whenever Michaels is in town. Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025 Addressing a raucous crowd of 300 supporters on his home reservation on Wednesday, Mr. Peltier, now 80, pumped his right fist repeatedly and displayed remarkable stamina for a partly blind man who needs a walker. Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walker

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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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