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walker

/ˈwɔːkə/WAW-kur
/ˈwɔkɚ/WAW-kur

Meaningone who walks

Common meaning: a person who walks

Other meanings: a walking frame

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishwealcansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwalkensource
  3. Englishwalk‘to move on foot’
  4. Englishformed in English from walkwalker‘a person who walks’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from walk + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), WALK, p.694 · scan

Source words

  • wealcan Old English · source word “moving to and fro, turning over”

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