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A walker is a walking tool for old and slightly disabled people. This consists of a frame that is about waist high. It it slightly wider than the person and it is about twelve inches deep. The person walks with it in front of them; with the frame surrounding their front and sides. The front two legs of the walker may have wheels; it may not; depending on the strength and abilities of the person using it. The walker's purpose is to provide support so that the person can maintain balance and to releive their legs from their weight. This is a good tool for those who are recuperating from leg or back injuries. Those on health benefits may be entitled to a walker from their health benefit provider if their physican feels they need one.
Walker may mean "someone who walks". See: walking and pedestrian.
Walker may refer to more than one place:
(with entries in Wikipedia)
- Alice WalkerAlice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an African American author whose most famous novel, The Color Purple won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award. Walker's writings, including poems, stories, essays and novels, focus on the st (born 1944), U.S. author
- Antoine WalkerAntoine Walker (born August 12, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois), was a key factor in University of Kentucky Wildcats 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. As a freshman at the University of Kentucky he was named SEC Tournament MVP. His sophomore (born 1976), U.S. basketball player
- Benjamen WalkerBenjamen Walker is an American radio personality, known best for his engaging monologues in the style of Joe Frank. His Your Radio Nightlight was broadcast on WZBC in Boston at irregular intervals from 2000- 2004. Walker's current series, Benjamen Walker', U.S. radio personality
- Madame C. J. WalkerMadame C. Walker ( 1867- 1919), born Sarah Breedlove started out by picking cotton on a plantation in Louisiana. Breedlove later changed her name to Madame C. Walker, and became a hair-care tycoon and first African American millionaire. Born in Delta, Lou (Sarah Breedlove), female entrepreneur, first African-American millionaire
- Cecil WalkerAlfred Cecil Walker was a Ulster Unionist member of parliament for North Belfast. He lost his seat to the Democratic Unionist Party in 2001. He was one of the MPs to resign their seats in 1985 in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Walker, Cecil., Northern Irish politician
- Charles WalkerCharles D. Walker MDC Payload Specialist Personal data Born in Bedford, Indiana, August 29, 1948. Married to the former Susan Y. Flowers, of Joplin, Missouri. They have one daughter and one granddaughter. Recreational interests include photography, runnin (born 1948), U.S. astronaut
- Daniel WalkerDaniel Walker (born August 6, 1922) was governor of the U. state of Illinois from 1973 to 1977. He was born in Washington DC. A naval officer in World War II, Walker later became an executive for Montgomery Ward while pursuing anti-machine Democrat politi (born 1922), former Governor of Illinois
- Dave Walker, English singer
- David Walker (1785-1830), African American abolitionist
- David M. Walker (1944-2001), U.S. astronaut
- Dorothy Walker (1901-1992), mother of George Bush
- Frederick John Walker (1896-1944), Royal Navy naval officer in WWII
- George Walker (1645-1690), English commander in Ireland
- George Walker (born 1922), African American composer
- George Herbert Walker (1875-1953), U.S. businessman, grandfather of George Bush
- Harley M. Walker (c.1884-1937), U.S. scriptwriter
- Herschel Walker, U.S. football player
- James Walker (1794-1874), U.S. educator
- Jearl Walker, physicist and author
- Jimmy Walker (1881-1946), former Mayor of New York City
- John Walker (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist
- John Walker, 19th century English chemist, inventor of the friction match
- John Walker (1805-1859), Scottish whisky producer, founder of Johnnie Walker
- John Walker (born 1939), English painter
- John Walker, computer programmer, one of the designers of AutoCAD
- John Walker, British criminal, member of the Birmingham Six
- John Walker (born 1952), New Zealand middle distance runner
- John Walker (John Walker Lindh) (born 1981), member of the Taliban
- John Anthony Walker, a Soviet spy active during the Cold War
- John Brisben Walker (1847-1931), U.S. entrepreneur and magazine publisher
- John Williams Walker (1783-1823), U.S. politician
- Joseph A. Walker (1921-1966), U.S. military test pilot
- Joseph Marshall Walker (1786-1856), Governor of Louisiana
- Larry Walker (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
- Liza Walker, actress
- Marcy Walker (born 1961), U.S. soap opera actress
- Margaret Walker (Margaret Alexander) (1915-1998), U.S. poet
- Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919), U.S. women's rights activist
- Michael Walker, New Zealand jockey
- Michael Walker, British teacher and headmaster
- Mickey Walker (1903-1981), U.S. world boxing champion
- Mort Walker (born 1923), U.S. cartoonist
- Murray Walker (born 1923), English motor sport commentator
- Nancy Walker (1922-1992), U.S. actress
- Obadiah Walker (1616-1699), British man of letters
- Olene S. Walker (born 1930), Governor of Utah
- Patrick Gordon Walker (1907-1980), British politician
- Paul Walker (born 1973), U.S. actor
- Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester (born 1932), British politician
- R. Tracy Walker, North Carolina politician
- Rebecca Walker (born 1969), U.S. feminist, daughter of Alice Walker
- Reggie Walker (1889-1951), South African track and field athlete
- Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), U.S. economist and statesman
- Rod Walker (born 1966), U.S. poet
- Scott Walker (born 1941), U.S. singer
- Scott Walker (1970-2004), U.S. boxer
- Scott Walker (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sears Cook Walker (1805-1853), U.S. astronomer
- T-Bone Walker (1910-1975), U.S. blues musician
- Thomas Walker (1919-2003), U.S. Army officer
- Tonja Walker, soap opera actress
- Walton Walker, U.S. Army commander during World War II
- William Walker (1809-1875), U.S. Baptist singing master
- William Walker (1824-1860), U.S. adventurer, President of Nicaragua
Walker may also refer to:
- Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker, a metric used in cosmology
- Hiram Walker, a Canadian distillery
- Jed Walker, a comic book character
- Junior Walker and the All Stars, a musical group
- Riddley Walker, a 1980 novel by Russell Hoban
- Walker, a 1987 motion picture about William Walker
- Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool, UK
- Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Walker Lake (multiple locations)
- Walker Pass, in California, USA
- Walker Percy, U.S. author
- Walker River (multiple locations)
- Walker tariff, an 1846 U.S. tariff
- Walker, Texas Ranger, U.S. television program
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