Walker

/ˈwɔkər/
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Other forms: Walkers

Definitions of Walker
  1. noun
    New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
    synonyms: John Walker
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    example of:
    four-minute man
    someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes
  2. noun
    United States writer (born in 1944)
    synonyms: Alice Malsenior Walker, Alice Walker
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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