Phrase guide
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noun
A walking frame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: walker, rollator, Zimmer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Zimmer frame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of
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noun
a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: walker, Zimmer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
History
From Zimmer Orthopaedic Ltd, the original manufacturer, now Zimmer Biomet, founded by Justin O. Zimmer in 1927 in Warsaw, Indiana.
