walke

n. 1. One who walks; a pedestrian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That with which one walks; a foot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ AS. wealcere. See Walk, v. t., 3. ] A fuller of cloth. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She cursed the weaver and the walker
The cloth that had wrought. Percy's Reliques. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ RDH ]

7. A low frame having casters or wheels, designed to enclose a baby on its sides and provide support while the baby is learning to walk; it usually has a seat so that the baby can sit while not walking.
Syn. -- go-cart, baby-walker. [ PJC ]

8. A low rectangular frame of light metal about waist high, usually having two horizontal arms mounted on four legs with an open rear, designed to be carried or pushed in front of a person whose legs are impaired, to provide support while walking; it may have wheels on two of the four legs. [ PJC ]