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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Even so, the main role of the walk-ons at Florida is to prepare the rotation players for their next opponent.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Purdue put walk-on offensive lineman Ethan Trent, younger brother of the late Boilermakers superfan Tyler Trent, on scholarship.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Missouri football filled a gap in its scarce specialist room Monday with the addition of transfer punter John Butcher as a preferred walk-on, Butcher announced on X.
Butcher makes the move from Grossmont College in El Cajon, California.
—Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
The elimination of athletic scholarship caps comes with the imposition of roster limits that will lead to some athletes, particularly walk-ons, losing spots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Purdue put walk-on offensive lineman Ethan Trent, younger brother of the late Boilermakers superfan Tyler Trent, on scholarship.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Missouri football filled a gap in its scarce specialist room Monday with the addition of transfer punter John Butcher as a preferred walk-on, Butcher announced on X.
Butcher makes the move from Grossmont College in El Cajon, California.
—Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
The elimination of athletic scholarship caps comes with the imposition of roster limits that will lead to some athletes, particularly walk-ons, losing spots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk-on. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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