jaywalk
verb (used without object)
to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
jaywalker
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a word derived from
jaywalk.
Example Sentences
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Sheba Sahlemariam, an Angeleno, said she was an occasional jaywalker before she got a ticket for crossing a street outside a designated intersection to avoid someone walking toward her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
And as she drank her second drink and scowled at the bartender, it occurred to Enid that she must have been that jaywalker, that woman with the blue purse.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
He glowered in a letter to The Times in answer to a mocking essay by an unrepentant jaywalker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2021
The minivan performed smoothly, even stopping for a jaywalker, before abruptly pulling to the right side of the road.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Programming the car to respond to someone crossing the street at daytime in one thing, but getting it to perceive and react to a jaywalker is entirely different.
From The Verge ● May 9, 2018
