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WALKER

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: WAWK-ər   [key]

From an English surname which referred to the medieval occupational of a walker, also known as a fuller. Walkers would tread on wet, unprocessed wool in order to clean and thicken it. The word ultimately derives from Old English wealcan "to walk".
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