pedestrian

[ puh-des-tree-uhn ]

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.
3. lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull:

   a pedestrian commencement speech.

pedestrian

/ pɪˈdɛstrɪən /

noun

1. 1. a person travelling on foot; walker
   2. ( as modifier )

      a pedestrian precinct

adjective

1. dull; commonplace

   a pedestrian style of writing

Other Words From

• nonpe·destri·an noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedestrian¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedestrian¹

C18: from Latin pedester, from pēs foot

Example Sentences

A number of bottles and other debris came down upon the demonstrators and cops on the roadway from the pedestrian walkway above.

From The Daily Beast

Every car passenger and pedestrian is checked, one by one, until the operatives find their target.

From The Daily Beast

An 18-year-old man dressed as a clown mugged a pedestrian, striking him 30 times in the back and neck with an iron bar.

From The Daily Beast

Traffic, as anyone who has spent time in these cities easily notices, poses particular threats to riders and pedestrian alike.

From The Daily Beast

They are spread out now throughout the almost traffic and pedestrian- free city using different buildings as command bases.

From The Daily Beast

But surely it is rather the pedestrian who needs this armour?

From Project Gutenberg

And betwixt the pedestrian and the motor-bus, there are many chances of safety that I could not foresee.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a real luxury to stroll about the quiet lanes, and scan the outlying fields from the standpoint of a modest pedestrian.

From Project Gutenberg

In morals and in ferocity these Schwarzreiters emulated their pedestrian brethren the Lanzknechts.

From Project Gutenberg

He took the same method of enjoyable travelling in the Apennines—that of the Pedestrian.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• hiker
• passerby
• stroller
• walker