Thesaurus results for WALKERS

walkers

noun

plural of walker

as in pedestrians

a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker

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Recent Examples of walkers Down a long path, a wooden fence separated walkers from white flowers dotting the expansive grassy landscape. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 One of them was in a wheelchair and the others had walkers or other mobility aids. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The public promenade that wraps around the bay in front of the hotel invites walkers, runners, and bikers to explore the historic pathway that leads to the thick, lush pine forest at the edge of the sea. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Police are looking to identify a group of teenagers riding e-bikes after a man says he and other walkers were assaulted on a Methuen, Massachusetts, rail trail last Friday. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The new walkers moved even more slowly to emphasize their enormous weight. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Cyclists, walkers and runners packed the white concrete trail along Bolsa Chica State Beach. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Along with its traditional fall festival, Fun Farm also has a Jack in the Night event, where walkers can explore an illuminated pumpkin trail in the evening hours. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 Much like a human pursued through the night by ravenous walkers, the eighth season of The Walking Dead rounded home twitchy, exhausted, and out of ideas. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026

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Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

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The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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