1. a person who performs or participates in a cakewalk, a dance or promenade popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Usage: historical; often used in the context of African American entertainment and culture
2. a person who accomplishes something with ease; someone for whom a task is simple or effortless
Usage: informal; figurative

Examples

• The cakewalkers moved gracefully across the stage in their elaborate costumes.
• She was such a cakewalker when it came to mathematics; every problem seemed trivial to her.
• The competition featured talented cakewalkers from across the region.
• For an experienced programmer, debugging that code was a cakewalk—he was a real cakewalker.
• The historical society documented the performances of famous cakewalkers from the 1890s.