Talk:Walker (mobility)

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Why is this page redirected from 'baby walker'? They're similar in use, but completely different products.

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British English

Frankly, "Zimmer frame" isn't just "often" used here in the UK; it's almost universal, and used as a genericised trademark in the same way that "Hoover" is used for "vacuum cleaner". Usage examples: BBC News, The Guardian. Actually a lot of people here would give you odd looks if you called it a "walker", because they'd be thinking of a baby walker! When we do use a generic term, it's "walking frame", as seen in that BBC article. 81.153.111.9 13:21, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Patrick Stewart also used the term "walking frame" in the recorded bit he did for the "Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond" special in 1996. -Etoile (talk) 15:38, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
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old-fashioned, not modern walker in picture

Don't have time to add the following info and pictures and the term rollator now: http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/rollator/ nl:rollator, de:rollator, sv:rollator --Espoo 08:22, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

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