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单词 power-walker
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power-walkern.

Brit. /ˈpaʊəˌwɔːkə/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌwɔkər/, /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌwɑkər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.1, walker n.1
Etymology: < power n.1 + walker n.1, after power walking n. Compare power-walk v.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
A person who engages in power walking.
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1985 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 7 Mar. 19/5 An adept power walker should cover 1 mile in 12 minutes, just slightly slower than a slow jog.
1994 P. Grescoe Blood Vessel 23 The sea-wall path encircling its thousand jade acres was athrong with power-walkers, weekend strollers, cyclists.
1998 Zest Oct. 127/2 ‘Walking..defines and shapes your muscles without building them up.’ Little wonder the US has become a nation of power-walkers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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