Walker

See also: walker

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Walker (countable and uncountable, plural Walkers)

1. A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
   • 2021 December 17, Rachel Janfaza, “Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Walker – a Republican frontrunner in the race for Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat who has racked up high-profile endorsements from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – released a statement to the AJC on his college trajectory.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename
   1. A location in the United States:
      1. A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
      2. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
      4. A minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
      5. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
      6. A city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
      7. A city in Kent County, Michigan.
      8. A minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
      9. A minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
      10. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
      11. An unincorporated community in Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin.
      12. A number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).
   2. A location in the United Kingdom:
      1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2864).
   3. A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Derived terms

• GW
• GWB
• W
• Walker County
• Walkerian
• Walkerism
• Walkerville

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walker is the 31^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523,129 individuals. Walker is most common among White (58.7%) and Black/African American (35.1%) individuals.

See also

• Fuller
• Tucker

Etymology 2

From Hookey Walker.

Interjection

Walker

1. (UK, archaic, slang) Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.
   • 1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave Five:

     “Do you know the Poulterer’s, in the next street but one, at the corner?” Scrooge inquired.
     “I should hope I did,” replied the lad.
     “An intelligent boy!” said Scrooge. “A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there?—Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?” […] “Go and buy it.”
     “Walk-er!” exclaimed the boy.
     “No, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell ’em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I’ll give you half-a-crown!”

Synonyms

• fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit

Etymology 3

From Walking Liberty half dollar +‎ -er.

Noun

Walker (plural Walkers)

1. (numismatic slang) A Walking Liberty half dollar.
   • 2004 April 29, Larry Louks, “Walking Liberty Defect”, in rec.collecting.coins‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-03:

     I snagged this 1943 Walker on eBay the other day, and pulled it out of my mailbox today. It's in an ANACS holder, graded MS64. The auction photo was such that I could see what appeared to be something on the coin, but couldn't tell if it was a scratch, a cracked die, or what.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Walker.

Anagrams

• rewalk

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walker, welker, from Old High German walkāri, from Proto-West Germanic *walkārī; equivalent to walken (“to full, to walk wool”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Walker

1. fuller, felt-maker

Derived terms

• Walkererde