WALKER


Meaning of WALKER in English

/waw"keuhr/ , n.

1. an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.

2. a similar device, usually a waist-high four-legged framework of lightweight metal, for use by a weak or disabled person as a support while walking.

3. ( usually cap. ) Informal. See Walker hound .

4. a person or thing that walks or likes to walk: He's a great walker.

5. Theater Slang. an extra or supernumerary.

6. Slang. a musician required by a union contract to be hired and paid full salary even when not needed for performance.

[ 1325-75; ME; see WALK, -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .