pedestrian

[ puh-des-tree-uhn ]
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noun
  1. a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

adjective
  1. going or performed on foot; walking.

  2. of or relating to walking.

  1. lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull: a pedestrian commencement speech.

Origin of pedestrian

1
1710–20; <Latin pedestri- (stem of pedester on foot, derivative of pēs (stem ped-); see pedi-) + -an

Other words from pedestrian

  • non·pe·des·tri·an, noun, adjective

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How to use pedestrian in a sentence

  • The principal street presents a bustling appearance, being much frequented by carriages, as well as pedestrians.

  • Keeping sharp lookout for skidding cars and unexpected pedestrians and street-car crossings and the like fully occupied Bud.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • “Well, good-bye, then; off we go;” and with light hearts the boaters and the pedestrians parted.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • Not far from the Sixty-fifth Street entrance of the Park he found a large hill and for a moment it was clear of pedestrians.

    The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun
  • Some of the foot pedestrians are said to have been less reticent about the lamp-posts.

British Dictionary definitions for pedestrian

pedestrian

/ (pɪˈdɛstrɪən) /


noun
    • a person travelling on foot; walker

    • (as modifier): a pedestrian precinct

adjective
  1. dull; commonplace: a pedestrian style of writing

Origin of pedestrian

1
C18: from Latin pedester, from pēs foot

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