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# walker

«walker» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who walks, often for fun or sport** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (walker, walkers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A walker is a person who walks, often for fun or sport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#m1)

2) A walker is also a frame that helps a person who cannot walk well, or a baby, to walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#m2)

3) A dog walker is a person paid to take dogs for walks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

people counted; speed of a walker; in everyday life: dog walkers in the park, a sponsored walk; in safety: walkers on country roads face the traffic and wear bright clothes; in health: a walker frame helps older people; phrases: «a fast walker», «dog walker»

### examples

- A walker goes 4 km an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x1)
- 30 walkers took part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x2)
- The faster walker arrives first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x3)
- How far apart are the two walkers? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x4)
- Walkers should wear bright clothes at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x5)
- The dog walker takes five dogs to the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x6)
- Grandpa uses a walker since his operation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x7)
- A group of walkers climbed the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x8)
- "Yes, Fred," said she, and soon made herself ready; but, her husband being a good walker, she lagged behind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/#x9)

### note

Speed × time; walkers going apart: distances add. Walkers going toward each other: speeds add to find when they meet. -er makes a person: walk → walker.

### In the corpora

- [A tightrope walker carries a long pole because it helps her keep her centre of gravity over the rope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/12/)
- [Every year many walkers are hurt because they were looking at a phone instead of the road.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/11-eyes-up/16/)
- [If cattle chase a walker with a dog, the walker should let go of the lead so both can get away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/14/)
- [Many walkers are hit by cars turning a corner across the crossing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars/19/)
- [On a narrow path, step aside and say hello; walkers going uphill usually have the right of way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «walker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/walker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.