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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Walker (countable and uncountable, plural Walkers)

  1. A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
  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.
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Walker is the 31st 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.
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Etymology 2

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From Hookey Walker.

Interjection

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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!”
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Etymology 3

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From Walking Liberty half dollar +‎ -er.

Noun

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Walker (plural Walkers)

  1. (numismatic slang) A Walking Liberty half dollar.
    • 2004 April 29, Larry Louks, “Walking Liberty Defect”, in rec.collecting.coins[1] (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.

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German

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Etymology

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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.

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Walker

  1. fuller, felt-maker

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