walker

  1. Proper noun.  A northern English occupational surname from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
  2. Noun.  The agent noun of ''to walk'': a person who walks, either as a pedestrian or in a walking race.
  3. Noun.  A walking frame.
  4. Noun.  (often, in plural) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
  5. Noun.  A person who walks (or waulks) cloth.

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