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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Also returning are walk-ons Justin Cross, Wilder Evers, Patrick Cassidy and Dillon Wilhite for a total of 17 players.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
Ferrari, a 6-foot guard who attended Francis Parker High School and was a first team all-section selection, is returning home as a walk-on.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The night will include a live auction with luxury items — and a walk-on role in Emily in Paris — and fashion show by Carine Roitfeld as well.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
The Star was told by a source that Shelby will start his KU career as a walk-on.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
That's a decade of messy celebrity gag games, classroom instrument pop music and walk-on music by the legendary Roots crew.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The evening included a live auction and one item caught Shelton’s eye—a walk-on role in a future movie alongside actor Mark Wahlberg.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
The country superstar bid on, and won, a walk-on role for a future Mark Wahlberg movie.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
His arrival could trumpet a UCLA pipeline to Harvard-Westlake after the Bruins also brought in forward Christian Horry, the son of former Lakers forward Robert Horry, as a walk-on.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
Ferrari, a 6-foot guard who attended Francis Parker High School and was a first team all-section selection, is returning home as a walk-on.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The night will include a live auction with luxury items — and a walk-on role in Emily in Paris — and fashion show by Carine Roitfeld as well.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
The Star was told by a source that Shelby will start his KU career as a walk-on.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
That's a decade of messy celebrity gag games, classroom instrument pop music and walk-on music by the legendary Roots crew.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The evening included a live auction and one item caught Shelton’s eye—a walk-on role in a future movie alongside actor Mark Wahlberg.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
The country superstar bid on, and won, a walk-on role for a future Mark Wahlberg movie.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
His arrival could trumpet a UCLA pipeline to Harvard-Westlake after the Bruins also brought in forward Christian Horry, the son of former Lakers forward Robert Horry, as a walk-on.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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