Definition of Walker

Walk´er
n.1.One who walks; a pedestrian.
2.That with which one walks; a foot.
Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.
- Chapman.
3.(Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.
4.A fuller of cloth.
She cursed the weaver and the walker
The cloth that had wrought.
- Percy's Reliques.
5.(Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
6.(construction, tunneling) A shift superintendent or assistant superintendent who supervises several shifters(4} and their crews. Since these crews are usually separated by some distance, the walker is frequently seen walking between them. Also called walking boss.


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