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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Forced to settle for a 35-yard field-goal attempt, Tulane’s placekicking woes continued as freshman walk-on Patrick Durkin’s effort was wide left.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Shortly after the 2008 Financial Crisis, Bowyer befriended Owen Hanson, an international drug kingpin and former USC football walk-on, ESPN reported this spring.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
As part of the walk-on role, the winning bidder will have the opportunity to spend a day on set in Paris during filming sometime after April 2025.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
The 54-year-old will become the first Supreme Court justice to make her Broadway debut, with a one-night-only walk-on role in the hit musical comedy & Juliet.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Shortly after the 2008 Financial Crisis, Bowyer befriended Owen Hanson, an international drug kingpin and former USC football walk-on, ESPN reported this spring.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
As part of the walk-on role, the winning bidder will have the opportunity to spend a day on set in Paris during filming sometime after April 2025.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
The 54-year-old will become the first Supreme Court justice to make her Broadway debut, with a one-night-only walk-on role in the hit musical comedy & Juliet.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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