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walking boss

Walker \Walk"er\, n.

  1. One who walks; a pedestrian.

  2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.]

    Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.
    --Chapman.

  3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester.

  4. [AS. wealcere. See Walk, v. t., 3.] A fuller of cloth.

    She cursed the weaver and the walker The cloth that had wrought.
    --Percy's Reliques.

  5. (Zo["o]l.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.

  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.