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Waller vs Walker - What's the difference?

waller | walker |

As nouns the difference between waller and walker

is that waller is one who builds walls while walker is The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

As proper nouns the difference between waller and walker

is that waller is {{surname} while Walker is {{surname|northern English|from=occupations}} from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.

As a verb waller

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As an interjection Walker is

expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.

waller

English

Etymology 1

wall + -er

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who builds walls.

    • Etymology 2

    From wallow'' or wallower .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The place where animals make their bed.
  • The wels catfish.
    • Derived terms
    * hog waller, hogwaller

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • References

    * * ' waller, ''Cassell's Dictionary of Slang , by Jonathon Green, 2nd edition, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.: 2005, ISBN 0304366366. * ' waller', Gratitude for Shoes: Growing Up Poor in the Smokies , by Cleo Hicks Williams, iUniverse, 2005 ISBN 0595356826

    walker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • : a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
  • * 1816 , (Jane Austen), , Volume 1 Chapter 8
    • "I would ask for the pleasure of your company, Mr. Knightley, but I am a very slow walker , and my pace would be tedious to you; and, besides, you have another long walk before you, to Donwell Abbey."
  • * 2005 , Carlo De Vito, 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me: Life Lessons from a Man's Best Friend (page 88)
    • We hired a walker for the dogs during the day.
  • A walking frame.
  • (often, in the plural) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
  • A person who walks (or waulks) cloth, that is, who fulls it.
  • A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
  • *
  • * 1981 , Spare rib: Volumes 108-119
    • Women at the top — Lady Di and Nancy Reagan in particular — apparently have 'walkers' — men to escort them on public and private occasions providing a respectable cover, while the male who is their sexual partner is off on more pressing business.
  • * 1984 , Clemens David Heymann, Poor little rich girl: the life and legend of Barbara Hutton
    • In the vernacular of the trade, he was what is commonly known as "a walker " — an entertaining male escort who is usually sexually unthreatening
  • * 2007 , (The Walker) (film about a male escort)

    • Synonyms

    * (walking frame) walking frame, Zimmer frame

    Derived terms

    * baby walker * highwire walker * * * tightrope walker

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    See also

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