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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After injuries to McNamara, Brendan Sullivan and Marco Lainez III, the Hawkeyes started walk-on Jackson Stratton and threw the ball a total of 29 times in their final two regular-season games, winning them both.
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Fascinating tale of a UConn men’s basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
Dom Amore's Sunday Read: Fascinating tale of a UConn men's basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
There’s a new medical group forming in CT.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Fascinating tale of a UConn men’s basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
Dom Amore's Sunday Read: Fascinating tale of a UConn men's basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
There’s a new medical group forming in CT.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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