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walking boss (gcide) | Walker \Walk"er\, n.
    1. One who walks; a pedestrian.
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    2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.]
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             Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.
                                                   --Chapman.
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    3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain
       space for inspection; a forester.
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    4. [AS. wealcere. See Walk, v. t., 3.] A fuller of cloth.
       [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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             She cursed the weaver and the walker
             The cloth that had wrought.           --Percy's
                                                   Reliques.
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    5. (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick
       insect.
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    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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    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.
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    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.
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