"walk-on girl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈɡɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌwɔk ɑn ˈɡɝl/ [General-American], /ˌwɑk ɑn ˈɡɝl/ [Canada] Audio: en-au-walk-on girl.ogg [Australia] Forms: walk-on girls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Head templates: {{en-noun}} walk-on girl (plural walk-on girls)
  1. (darts) A woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event. Wikipedia link: 2017 German Darts Grand Prix Categories (topical): Darts, Female, Occupations Coordinate_terms: brolly dolly [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], grid girl [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], pit babe [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], race queen [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Translations (woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event): Walk-on-Girl (German), пра̀тӣља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pràtīlja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)

Inflected forms

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