Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A walking frame.

More definitions
  • a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk

Origin

From Zimmer Orthopaedic Ltd, the original manufacturer, now Zimmer Biomet, founded by Just

From Zimmer Orthopaedic Ltd, the original manufacturer, now Zimmer Biomet, founded by Justin O. Zimmer in 1927 in Warsaw, Indiana.

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Forms

plural: Zimmer frames

Synonyms

3 synonyms
walkerB2rollatorZimmer
Close in meaning
  • a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk:walkerZimmer

See also

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