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pedestrian

puh-DES-tree-uhn/pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/

Pluralpedestrians

5 meanings of pedestrian

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  1. 1
    person on footnouncountable
    A person who walks or goes somewhere on foot, especially instead of riding in a vehicle.

    The driver stopped to let a pedestrian cross the street.

    Pedestrians should use the sidewalk, not the middle of the road.

    Similarwalker

    Oppositemotorist

  2. 2
    for foot trafficadjective
    Having to do with people walking, or made for them to use.

    There is a pedestrian bridge over the highway near our school.

    Wait for the pedestrian signal to turn on before you go.

    Oppositevehicular

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  3. 3
    dulladjectivefiguratively
    Ordinary and boring, with nothing special about it.

    The movie had a pedestrian story, and I almost fell asleep.

    Her first song was fun, but the rest of the album felt pedestrian.

    Similarcommonplace, banal, everyday, routine, average

    Oppositeexciting, inspired, imaginative, original

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    walking athletenoundatedcountable
    An expert or paid walker or runner who does amazing walks or runs.

    People paid to watch the pedestrian walk around the hall for six days.

    The two pedestrians raced fifty miles, and the winner took home the prize money.

    Similarwalker

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  2. 5
    adjective
    Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

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Origin

From the Latin word pedester, plus the ending -an, which makes adjectives.