Catwalker
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A fashion model who works on a catwalk. informal
"The bouncer insisted that the club had hit maximum capacity— even though others were allowed in and it was not that crowded inside— and told the Czech catwalker to get in line like a civilian."
- 2 One who walks a cat or cats. informal, rare
"Worthless Wiecky, janitor and catwalker! I can just see the haughty cat, tail tall, glide serenely across the lobby as the witless Wiecky holds the door for it while inside the elevator his employer fidgets at the delay!"
- 3 One who works on a catwalk (high elevated platform).
"Production Assistant and catwalker on Harry and Tonto."
Example
More examples"The bouncer insisted that the club had hit maximum capacity— even though others were allowed in and it was not that crowded inside— and told the Czech catwalker to get in line like a civilian."
Etymology
From catwalk + -er.
From cat + walker.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.