1
: a minor part (as in a dramatic production)
also
: an actor having such a part
2
: a college athlete who tries out for an athletic team without having been recruited or offered a scholarship
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In the final minute, UCLA walk-on guard Jack Seidler made a spinning layup for his first career basket, prompting his teammates to mob him in celebration after the final buzzer.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s no way to dismiss — or forget — the week that led to walk-on quarterback Jackson Stratton making his first career start.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
There was much confusion back in May when, during the amfAR gala at the Cannes Film Festival, Winnie Harlow and Paris Jackson appeared on stage to auction off a walk-on role in Emily in Paris Season 5 for charity.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Not much film exists on Warner, a three-star recruit during the 2023 recruiting cycle who has thrown just 25 passes since joining the Gators this past spring as a walk-on.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s no way to dismiss — or forget — the week that led to walk-on quarterback Jackson Stratton making his first career start.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
There was much confusion back in May when, during the amfAR gala at the Cannes Film Festival, Winnie Harlow and Paris Jackson appeared on stage to auction off a walk-on role in Emily in Paris Season 5 for charity.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Not much film exists on Warner, a three-star recruit during the 2023 recruiting cycle who has thrown just 25 passes since joining the Gators this past spring as a walk-on.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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