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Definition: Walker |
WalkerNoun1. 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). 2. United States writer (born in 1944). 3. A person who travels by foot. 4. A shoe designed for comfortable walking. 5. A light framework (trade name Zimmer) with four rubber feet and handles; helps cripples to walk. 6. A framework on wheels; helps babies learn to walk. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Walker" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "fuller of cloth". |
Date "Walker" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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Biographical Satire | WALKER, Johnnie, 1820. Spent most of his life at your favorite bar until you appeared. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Walker a proper name, is generally supposed to be $$$, a fuller, but the derivation of ancient names from trades is to be received with great caution. It is far more probable that Walker is derived from the old High German walah, Anglo-Saxon wealh, a foreigner or borderer; whence Wallack, Walk, Walkey, Walliker, and many others. (See Brewer. ) Helen Walker. The prototype of Jeanie Deans. Sir Walter Scott caused a tombstone to be erected over her grave in the churchyard of Irongray, stewartry of Kirkcudbright. In 1869 Messrs. A. and C. Black caused a headstone of red freestone to be erected in Carlaverock churchyard to the memory of Robert Paterson, the Old Mortality of the same novelist, buried there in 1801. Hookey Walker. John Walker was an outdoor clerk at Longman, Clementi, and Co.'s, Cheapside, and was noted for his eagle nose, which gained him the nickname of Old Hookey. Walker's office was to keep the workmen to their work, or report them to the principals. Of course it was the interest of the employés to throw discredit on Walker's reports, and the poor old man was so badgered and ridiculed that the firm found it politic to abolish the office, but Hookey Walker still means a tale not to be trusted. (John Bee. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an African American author, born in Eatonton, Georgia, the United States. Her novel, The Color Purple won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award.She was also an editor for Ms. magazine. An article she published in 1975 was largely responsible for the renewal of interest in the work of Zora Neale Hurston.
Her works include
- Once (Poems)
- The Third Life of Grange Copeland
- In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
- Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems
- Meridian
- Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning
- You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories
- The Color Purple
- In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose
- Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful
- To Hell With Dying
- Living by the Word
- The Temple of My Familiar
- Finding the Green Stone
- Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems
- Possessing the Secret of Joy
- Warrior Marks
- The Same River Twice: Honoring the Difficult
- Anything We Love Can Be Saved: A Writer's Activism
- By the Light of My Father's Smile
- The Way Forward Is With a Broken Heart
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alice Walker."
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Racewalking is a form of walking where the participants swivels and tilt their hips to lengthen their strides. It is distinguished from running by the requirement that at any time at least one foot has contact with the ground. Speeds often equal those of slow runners.In competition, racewalkers are expected to maintain good form and are penalized for bending the knee as it passes under the body or having no foot-to-ground contact. It is a Summer Olympic sport.
Fitness-wise, mile for mile, it is said to be equal in caloric output to running.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Racewalking."
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A walker is a walking tool for old and slightly disabled people.It is also someone who walks, see also pedestrian.
Walker is a movie based on the life story of William Walker, the American fillibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. The film stars Ed Harris, Marlee Matlin (as Walker's mute lover Ellen Martin), Peter Boyle (as Cornelius Vanderbilt, his financier), and Miguel Sandoval (as Parker French). It was written by Rudy Wurltizer (PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, TWO LANE BLACKTOP), produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, and photographed by Dave Bridges. The film, which is full of anachronisms such as helicopters and zippo lighters, was made in Nicaragua during the American-sponsored Contra War.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker."
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Walker is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 750.Geography
Walker is located at 42°17'14" North, 91°46'53" West (42.287342, -91.781400)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 750 people, 273 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density is 413.7/km² (1,066.1/mi²). There are 286 housing units at an average density of 157.8/km² (406.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.67% White, 0.27% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 273 households out of which 40.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% are married couples living together, 7.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% are non-families. 22.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 3.23. In the city the population is spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $43,438, and the median income for a family is $50,556. Males have a median income of $34,271 versus $23,618 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,258. 5.2% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.6% are under the age of 18 and 8.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker, Iowa."
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Walker is a town located in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,801.Geography
Walker is located at 30°29'22" North, 90°51'46" West (30.489423, -90.862872)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²). 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 4,801 people, 1,758 households, and 1,320 families residing in the town. The population density is 322.4/km² (834.8/mi²). There are 1,905 housing units at an average density of 127.9/km² (331.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 86.34% White, 12.37% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,758 households out of which 39.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 11.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% are non-families. 21.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.18. In the town the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $38,298, and the median income for a family is $43,750. Males have a median income of $32,907 versus $21,775 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,056. 9.6% of the population and 5.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.8% are under the age of 18 and 20.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker, Louisiana."
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Walker is a city located in Kent County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,842.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.9 km² (25.4 mi²). 65.2 km² (25.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.10% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 21,842 people, 8,805 households, and 5,379 families residing in the city. The population density is 335.2/km² (868.3/mi²). There are 9,201 housing units at an average density of 141.2/km² (365.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.51% White, 1.47% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. 2.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 8,805 households out of which 30.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 3.14. In the city the population is spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $44,818, and the median income for a family is $58,912. Males have a median income of $37,438 versus $28,372 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,198. 6.1% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker, Michigan."
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Walker is a city located in Cass County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,069. It is the county seat of Cass County6.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,069 people, 449 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density is 282.7/km² (734.3/mi²). There are 517 housing units at an average density of 136.7/km² (355.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 88.59% White, 0.09% African American, 8.98% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 449 households out of which 24.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% are non-families. 39.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 22.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 2.86. In the city the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $33,125, and the median income for a family is $44,063. Males have a median income of $31,324 versus $25,435 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,079. 12.4% of the population and 8.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.3% are under the age of 18 and 14.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker, Minnesota."
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Walker is a city located in Vernon County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 275.Geography
Walker is located at 37°53'56" North, 94°13'47" West (37.898917, -94.229601)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 275 people, 110 households, and 85 families residing in the city. The population density is 342.5/km² (883.7/mi²). There are 125 housing units at an average density of 155.7/km² (401.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.73% White, 0.36% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 110 households out of which 36.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% are non-families. 20.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 2.82. In the city the population is spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,542, and the median income for a family is $31,250. Males have a median income of $22,083 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,949. 12.9% of the population and 13.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.6% are under the age of 18 and 20.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walker, Missouri."
Synonyms: WalkerSynonyms: baby-walker (n), footer (n), go-cart (n), pedestrian (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Traveler | Tourist, excursionist, explorer, adventurer, mountaineer, hiker, backpacker, Alpine Club; peregrinator, wanderer, rover, straggler, rambler; bird of passage; gadabout, gadling; vagrant, scatterling, landloper, waifs and estrays, wastrel, foundling; loafer; tramp, tramper; vagabond, nomad, Bohemian, gypsy, Arab, Wandering Jew, Hadji, pilgrim, palmer; peripatetic; somnambulist, emigrant, fugitive, refugee; beach comber, booly; globegirdler, globetrotter; vagrant, hobo, night walker, sleep walker; noctambulist, runabout, straphanger, swagman, swagsman; trecker, trekker, zingano, zingaro. |
Pedestrian, walker, foot passenger; cyclist; wheelman. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Walker |
| English words defined with "Walker": Ambulator ♦ sandwich board, stumbler, Supply and demand ♦ To speak for Buncombe, tripper. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Walker": An Evolutionary System for On-line Programming ♦ c386, CUPL ♦ Deans ♦ Hadley cell, Handkerchief, HOOKEE WALKER, Hookey Walker ♦ odograph ♦ Street and Walker ♦ WHITTINGTON. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Walker" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (fulling), Manx (tucker ). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Let me tell you something, Mr. Walker (Flashback; writing credit: David Loughery) Ben Doucette, Karen Walker. (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) For some men it was a Senator McCarthy, for others it was a General Walker, and now it's a General Scott (Seven Days in May; writing credit: Fletcher Knebel; Charles W. Bailey II) | |
Lyrics | 42nd Street got Big Jim Walker (You Don't Mess Around With Jim; performing artist: Jim Croce) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Wall Street Walker (1970) The Fall of Kelvin Walker (1968) Pimple's the Case of Johnny Walker (1915) The Sleep Walker (1911) Japanese Rope Walker (1897) | |
Song Titles | Shotgun (performing artist: Jr. Walker and The All Stars) What Does it Take (to Win Your Love) (performing artist: Jr. Walker and the All Stars) MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF (performing artist: Walker Bros ) THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (performing artist: Walker Bros ) 747 (performing artist: Joe Louis Walker) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A. Credit: NASA. |  | Joe Walker beside an X-15 Airplane. Credit: NASA. |
 | Walker Cove, Alaska. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | At the head of Walker Cover. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Figure 48. Walker log, used to measure the speed of a ship under way. This instrument was towed behind a vessel and the number of turns of the rotor during a given interval was directly proportional to the speed of the vessel through the water. This instrument was apparently invented prior to 1882 and sold under the name "T. Walker's patent harpoon ship log.". Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Long Tom ACEC burn (Paul Walker). Credit: Oregon. |
 | Caption: Edison Employees: from Left, Messrs. Whelan, Weinert, Gramann, Miller, Johnston, T.A. Edison, Jr., F. Ott, Walker, Dally, Laing, Hart, Tunsted, Payne, and Unknown Man; West Orange, NJ; July 16, 1931; {10.120/32} (jpg). |  | Caption: Wilber B. Huston, Winner of the 1929 Edison Scholarship Contest, Being Congratulated on the Steps of City Hall in New York City by Mayor James J. Walker; New York, NY; August 1929; {13.100/6} (jpg). |
 | [Temporary Red Cross infirmary at Forrest City, Arkansas] / [P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Walker Evans].. |  | Physick / Anthony Walker sculpsit. From original painting by Ostade. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Abraham Lincoln | I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back. |
Addison Walker | It's not true that nice guys finish last -- Nice guys are winners before the game even starts. |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The old man was a nimble walker in spite of his corns and often ten or twelve miles of the road were covered |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Weber, D.J., and Walker, D.H. (1991). Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (references) | |
Walker, D., and Peacock, M. (1988). Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsial diseases. (references) | ||
Thorner, A.R., Walker, D.H., and Petri, W.A. (1998). Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (references) | ||
Business | Walker, a Division of Tenneco, also has operations here. United Technologies Electronic acquired Tesi S.A., a well-known local manufacturer of electric systems. (references) | |
Economic History | Nicaragua | Initially invited by the Liberals in 1855 to join their struggle against the conservatives, an American named William Walker and his "filibusters" seized the presidency in 1856. The liberals and conservatives united to drive him out of office in 1857, after which a period of three decades of conservative rule ensued. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HANDKERCHIEF, n. A small square of silk or linen, used in various ignoble offices about the face and especially serviceable at funerals to conceal the lack of tears. The handkerchief is of recent invention; our ancestors knew nothing of it and intrusted its duties to the sleeve. Shakespeare's introducing it into the play of "Othello" is an anachronism: Desdemona dried her nose with her skirt, as Dr. Mary Walker and other reformers have done with their coattails in our own day -- an evidence that revolutions sometimes go backward. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | For every misguided soul raised in a permissive hippie atmosphere who turns into a John Walker Lindh, there are a thousand more who become the gentle stoner cashiers trying to push the new Phil Lesh solo album on you at Tower Records. |
Katie Couric | Well, you know, not forever and ever. I don't want to be going into the studio with a walker or anything. |
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| "Walker" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 90.72% of the time. "Walker" is used about 2,045 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 90.72% | 1,855 | 4,591 |
| Noun (singular) | 9.28% | 190 | 22,288 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,045 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Walker" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Walker | First name Male | 5,000 | 997 |
| Walker | Last name | 219,000 | 25 |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Henry Walker Eltin Group Limited | United Kingdom | Thomas Walker Plc. |
| USA | B.B. Walker Company | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Walker, IA (city, FIPS 81885) 2. Walker, KY 3. Walker, LA (town, FIPS 79240) 4. Walker, MI (city, FIPS 82960) 5. Walker, MN (city, FIPS 67792) 6. Walker, MO (city, FIPS 76660) 7. Walker, WV |
Expressions using "Walker": Alice Malsenior Walker ♦ Alice Walker ♦ be a good walker ♦ fire walker ♦ floor walker ♦ George Herbert Walker Bush ♦ George Walker Bush ♦ jay walker ♦ John Walker ♦ Matthew Walker ♦ Matthew Walker knot ♦ moon walker robot ♦ night walker ♦ rope walker ♦ shop walker ♦ sleep walker ♦ street walker ♦ Tennessee walker ♦ tightrope walker ♦ Walker County ♦ Walker foxhound ♦ Walker hound ♦ Walker Mill ♦ walker on ♦ Walker Smith ♦ Walker Springs. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Walker": walker-ee, walker-friendly, walker-orientated, walker-run, Walker-shaw, Walker-warburg, walker-written. | |
Ending with "Walker": Holford-walker, sleep-walker, street-walker, tightrope-walker. | |
Containing "Walker": Dandy-Walker Syndrome. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
paul walker | 14,432 | johnnie walker | 155 |
paul walker picture | 1,899 | tiffany walker | 147 |
walker | 1,147 | butch walker | 144 |
clay walker | 827 | hezakiah walker | 142 |
paul walker pic | 611 | mark reebok walker | 133 |
paul walker wallpaper | 429 | walker art center | 130 |
alice walker | 410 | buddy icon paul walker | 120 |
walker texas ranger | 379 | walker mowers | 120 |
baby walker | 298 | hezekiah lyrics walker | 119 |
hezekiah walker | 259 | walker hound | 115 |
paul walker photo | 259 | walker zanger | 115 |
jerry jeff walker | 239 | craven edward walker | 112 |
mark walker | 236 | dog walker | 107 |
paul shirtless walker | 208 | paul walker naked | 105 |
johnny walker | 205 | alice walker everyday use | 100 |
walker mn | 200 | dandy walker | 98 |
paul walker nude | 199 | icon paul walker | 96 |
clint walker | 186 | ally walker | 96 |
clay lyrics walker | 181 | biography paul walker | 94 |
tennessee walker | 170 | furniture walker | 93 |
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| Language | Translations for "Walker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Maratonist, Kaluar (astraddle, astride, by, horseback, passed, past), Këmbësor (foot passenger, foot slogger, footer, footman, ganger, infantryman, pedestrian, unmounted), Ecës (walking). (various references) | |
Arabic | متنزه (driver, hiker, promenader, rider), البائع المتجول (forwarder, packman), شىء يستخدم في المشي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Проходилка За "ете, Пешеходец, Паяк За "ете. (various references) | |
Chinese | 步行者 (footer, Pedestrian). (various references) | |
Czech | Procházející Se (circumambulate), Chodkynì, Chodec (foot passenger, goer, pedestrian). (various references) | |
Danish | skovgæst, rollator (walking frame), gangvogn m.hjul (walking frame), gangstativ u.hjul (walking frame), gangrollator (walking frame), gangbuk u.hjul (walking frame). (various references) | |
Dutch | wandelaar (stroller), loopwagen (walking frame), looprek (item for furniture for toddlers, walking frame). (various references) | |
Finnish | retkeilijä (day-tripper, excursionist, explorer, hike), kävelyteline (walking frame), jalankulkija (pedestrian). (various references) | |
French | Promeneur. (various references) | |
German | Spaziergänger (stroller, strollers), Fußgänger (pedestrian, pedestrians, walkers). (various references) | |
Greek | βοηθητικό πλαίσιο βαδίσματος (walking frame), περιπατητήρας (walking frame), περιπατητής, εριπατητήσ, εζοπόροσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ־טיל, ִליכון. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Sétáló (promenader, stroller, strolling). (various references) | |
Italian | Pedone (pawn, pedestrian), gitante (excursionist, tripper), deambulatore (walking frame), Camminatore. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 歩行者 (pedestrian), 歩行者 (pedestrian). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほ"うしゃ (pedestrian). (various references) | |
Korean | 보행자 (footer, Pedestrian). (various references) | |
Manx | shooilleyder, coshee (foot passenger, pedestrian), coshagh (wayfarer). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alkerway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | prostituta (bitch, call girl, courtesan, courtezan, drab, draggle-tail, harlot, harridan, hooker, moll, mort, prostitute, punk, streetwalker, strumpet, traipse, trull, unfortunate, wench, whore), passeante, ave que não anda nem voa. (various references) | |
Romanian | somnambul (moon-struck, night walker, somnambulist), saltimbanc (mountebank, rope walker), pieton neatent (jay walker), pieton distrat (jay walker), pasãre de noapte (night bird, night hawk, night walker, owl). (various references) | |
Russian | ходок (goer), Ходок, Скороход. (various references) | |
Scottish | coisiche (pedestrian). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | takmičar u hodanju, pešak (foot passenger, goer, pawn, pedestrian), dubak (go cart, stroller), šetač (stroller). (various references) | |
Spanish | paseante (perambulator, straggler, stroller), andador (baby-walker, fast-walking, gadabout, messenger, summoner, well-paced). (various references) | |
Swedish | vandrare (hiker, rambler, Ranger, rover, wanderer). (various references) | |
Thai | รถหั"เ"ินของเ"็ก (baby walker). (various references) | |
Turkish | Yaya (afoot, on foot, pedestrian, walker on, walkeron), Yürüyen Kimse (walker on, walkeron), Yürüyüşçü, Yürüme Arabası (go cart). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Ходак, "улящий, Сукновал, Скороход. (various references) | |
Welsh | cerddwr. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Walker": walkers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Walker": cakewalker, floorwalker, jaywalker, nightwalker, racewalker, ropewalker, sleepwalker, spacewalker, streetwalker, trackwalker. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Walker": cakewalkers, floorwalkers, jaywalkers, nightwalkers, racewalkers, ropewalkers, sleepwalkers, spacewalkers, streetwalkers, trackwalkers. (additional references) | |
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"Walker" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: wacker, walken, Walser, walter, walue, walzer, wanker, Wilke, Wilken, Wilkey. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Walker" (pronounced wô"ker) |
| 3 | -ô" k er | Hawker, Stalker, talker. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-l-r-w" | |
-1 letter: laker, waker, waler, wreak. | |
-2 letters: earl, kale, lake, lark, leak, lear, rake, rale, real, wake, wale, walk, ware, wark, weak, weal, wear, weka. | |
-3 letters: ale, are, ark, awe, awl, ear, elk, era, kae, kea, lar, law, lea, lek, raw, wae, war. | |
-4 letters: ae, al, ar, aw, el, er, ka, la, re, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-l-r-w" | |
+1 letter: walkers, warlike. | |
+2 letters: lacework, lawmaker, leadwork, lukewarm, ropewalk, walkover, walkyrie, wartlike, weaklier, workable. | |
+3 letters: bulwarked, dwarflike, falsework, jaywalker, laceworks, lawmakers, leadworks, metalwork, ropewalks, unwarlike, walkovers, walkyries, workplace, worktable. | |
+4 letters: blackwater, cakewalker, falseworks, jaywalkers, lawbreaker, lawyerlike, lukewarmly, meadowlark, metalworks, racewalker, ropewalker, unworkable, workplaces, worktables, wraithlike. | |
+5 letters: antiwrinkle, blackwaters, cakewalkers, crackleware, electroweak, floorwalker, glassworker, lacquerwork, latticework, lawbreakers, lawbreaking, meadowlarks, metalworker, nightwalker, plasterwork, racewalkers, racewalking, rainbowlike, ropewalkers, sleepwalker, spacewalker, sparrowlike, trackwalker, unworkables, workmanlike. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Cities 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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