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"WALKERS" is a plural of: walker. |
Date "WALKERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
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Health | Walking aids generally having two handgrips and four legs. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Walking is one of the main forms of transportation without vehicle. Others include running, crawling, swimming, (for certain animals) flying and being carried by an animal or human. The word is derived from the Old English walcan (to roll).It is distinguished from running by the fact that at any time at least one foot has contact with the ground.
For humans walking is the main form of transportation without vehicle or animal. A pedestrian is a walking person, in particular on a road (if available on the sidewalk/path).
Many people walk as a hobby, and in our post-industrial age it is often enjoyed as a form of exercise. The types of walking include bush walking, racewalking, hill walking, volksmarching, and hiking on long distance paths. In some countries walking as a hobby is known as hiking (the typical North American term), rambling (a somewhat dated British expression, but remaining in use because it is enshrined in the title of the important Ramblers' Association), or tramping (the invariable term in New Zealand). More obscure terms for walking include "to go by Marrow-bone stage", "to ride Shank's pony" or "to go by Walker's bus"
The world's largest registration walking event is the International Nijmegen Four Days Marches. The annual Labor Day walk on Mackinac Bridge draws over 60,000 participants. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge walk annually draws over 50,000 participants.
In Britain, the Ramblers' Association is the biggest organisation which looks after the interests of walkers. A registered charity, it has 139,000 members.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Walking."
Crosswords: WALKERS |
| Specialty definitions using "WALKERS": c386 ♦ Paul's Walkers, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT, physical therapy assistant, physical therapy technicia. (references) |
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Screenplays | Echo station 3-T-8, we have spotted Imperial walkers. (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) Power walkers. Why not just walk (Angel; writing credit: Letícia Dornelles) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Diamond Walkers (1964) Shadow Walkers (2003) | |
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 | Helicopter operations near Walkers Pass Landed at Station Parallel Triangulation party of Lorne G. Taylor. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Ward & Vokes, the men of joy presenting a second whirl of The floor walkers. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Tightrope Walkers 1" by Gary McCord Commentary: "Circus Image." |
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Health | Occupational therapists can suggest devices such as ramps, braces, walkers, and wheelchairs that help patients conserve energy and remain mobile. (references) | |
Physiotherapy can help patients cope with disability associated with gait problems, and physical aids, such as walkers and wheelchairs, can assist the patient with everyday activities. (references) | ||
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| "WALKERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 87.62% of the time. "WALKERS" is used about 605 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 (plural) | 87.62% | 530 | 11,551 |
| Noun (proper) | 12.38% | 75 | 38,535 |
| Total | 100.00% | 605 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "WALKERS" 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 |
| Walkers | Last name | 130 | 59,263 |
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| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "WALKERS": walkers-on. | |
Ending with "WALKERS": hill-walkers, night-walkers, street-walkers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WALKERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | سابلة مارة (pedestrians). (various references) | |
Danish | rysterspild (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
Dutch | schudderverlies (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
French | randonneurs, piétons. (various references) | |
German | Fußgänger (pedestrian, pedestrians, walker). (various references) | |
Greek | απώλειες στους τινάκτες (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
Italian | perdita agli scuotitori (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alkersway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | perda nos sacudidores (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
Spanish | pérdidas en los sacudidores (losses from the walkers, shaker grain losses). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "WALKERS": cakewalkers, floorwalkers, jaywalkers, nightwalkers, racewalkers, ropewalkers, sleepwalkers, spacewalkers, streetwalkers, trackwalkers. (additional references) | |
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"WALKERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Waldersee, walzer, wankers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "WALKERS" (pronounced wô"kerz) |
| 4 | -ô" k er z | hawkers, stalkers, talkers. |
| 3 | -k er z | acres, anchors, askers, attackers, automakers, autoworkers, conquers, cookers, backers, bakers, bankers, Barkers, Bickers, bikers, blockers, bloodsuckers, bonkers, bookers, breakers, brokers, bunkers, cankers, caretakers, carjackers, carmakers, caseworkers, checkers, clockers, clunkers, coworkers, crackers, dockers, dockworkers, dressmakers, drinkers, drugmakers, fakers, farmworkers, filmmakers, firecrackers, flickers, freethinkers, gawkers, hackers, hijackers, hikers, homemakers, hookers, icebreakers, jokers, kickers, knickerbockers, knickers, Lakers, lawbreakers, lawmakers, leakers, linebackers, liquors, lockers, lookers, loudspeakers, makers, markers, massacres, matchmakers, metalworkers, moneymakers, monikers, moviemakers, newsmakers, nonsmokers, oddsmakers, onlookers, pacemakers, packers, parkers, peacemakers, pickers, plunkers, printmakers, quakers, rackers, rakers, rankers, rockers, seekers, shakers, shoemakers, slackers, sleepwalkers, slickers, smokers, sneakers, snickers, speakers, squeakers, steelmakers, steelworkers, stickers, stinkers, stockbrokers, strikebreakers, strikers, suckers, takers, tankers, thinkers, toolmakers, trackers, traffickers, troublemakers, truckers, vicars, whiskers, woodpeckers, woodworkers, workers, Yonkers, younkers. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-l-r-s-w" | |
-1 letter: lakers, slaker, wakers, walers, walker, warsle, wreaks. | |
-2 letters: arles, asker, askew, earls, eskar, kales, laker, lakes, lares, larks, laser, leaks, lears, rakes, rales, reals, resaw, saker, sawer, seral, sewar, slake, swale, sware, swear, waker, wakes, waler, wales, walks, wares, warks, weals, wears, wekas, wreak. | |
-3 letters: ales, ares, arks, arse, awes, awls, earl, ears. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-l-r-s-w" | |
+2 letters: falsework, laceworks, lawmakers, leadworks, ropewalks, walkovers, walkyries. | |
+3 letters: falseworks, jaywalkers, metalworks, workplaces, worktables. | |
+4 letters: blackwaters, cakewalkers, glassworker, lawbreakers, meadowlarks, plasterwork, racewalkers, ropewalkers, sleepwalker, spacewalker, sparrowlike, unworkables. | |
+5 letters: cracklewares, floorwalkers, glassworkers, lacquerworks, latticeworks, lawbreakings, lukewarmness, metalworkers, nightwalkers, plasterworks, racewalkings, sleepwalkers, spacewalkers, streetwalker, swashbuckler, trackwalkers, workableness. | |
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