pedestrian
noun/pəˈdestriən/
/pəˈdestriən/
- a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle
- Two pedestrians were injured when the car skidded.
- a pedestrian walkway/bridge
- The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety.
WordfinderExtra Examples- There is pedestrian access to both the front and side.
- The bridge is designed for pedestrian traffic only.
- Pedestrian accidents are down by 5%.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pédestre or Latin pedester ‘going on foot’, also ‘written in prose’ + -ian. Early use in English was in the description of writing as ‘prosaic’.Definitions on the go
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