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English noun: Walker

1. Walker (person) 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)


SynonymsJohn Walker


Instance hypernymfour-minute man

2. Walker (person) United States writer (born in 1944)


SynonymsAlice Malsenior Walker, Alice Walker


Instance hypernymauthor, writer

3. walker (person) a person who travels by foot


Synonymsfooter, pedestrian


Broader (hypernym)traveler, traveller


Narrower (hyponym)ambler, hiker, hobbler, jaywalker, limper, marcher, nondriver, parader, passer, passer-by, passerby, peripatetic, plodder, rambler, reeler, saunterer, shuffler, slogger, staggerer, stalker, stamper, stomper, strider, stroller, stumbler, swaggerer, totterer, tramp, tramper, tramper, trampler, tripper, trudger, waddler, wayfarer

4. walker (artifact) a shoe designed for comfortable walking


Broader (hypernym)shoe

5. walker (artifact) a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk


SynonymsZimmer, Zimmer frame


Broader (hypernym)framework

6. walker (artifact) an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk


Synonymsbaby-walker, go-cart


Broader (hypernym)framework









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