pedestrian
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
going or performed on foot; walking.
of or relating to walking.
lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull: a pedestrian commencement speech.
Origin of pedestrian
1Other words from pedestrian
- non·pe·des·tri·an, noun, adjective
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How to use pedestrian in a sentence
Customer-facing establishments such as food and beverage, retail and other services do not gain the benefit of potential pedestrian traffic generated by dispensaries.
Myths and Shame Shouldn’t Guide Cannabis Regulations | John Bertsch | September 8, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThese streets feel less safe, and discourage visits by pedestrians and casual shoppers.
Myths and Shame Shouldn’t Guide Cannabis Regulations | John Bertsch | September 8, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoBroad Ripple is a cute, walkable village just seven miles north of downtown with a pedestrian mall to enjoy your favorite restaurant or bar outdoors.
Perry has also seen unsuspecting pedestrians walk into leashes linking dogs and owners that are far apart.
If the Canes can figure out how to further stifle Boston’s top line and attack its suddenly pedestrian rearguard, they might repeat their roles as agents of chaos in the East.
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A number of bottles and other debris came down upon the demonstrators and cops on the roadway from the pedestrian walkway above.
Every car passenger and pedestrian is checked, one by one, until the operatives find their target.
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan | Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn 18-year-old man dressed as a clown mugged a pedestrian, striking him 30 times in the back and neck with an iron bar.
Traffic, as anyone who has spent time in these cities easily notices, poses particular threats to riders and pedestrian alike.
They are spread out now throughout the almost traffic and pedestrian- free city using different buildings as command bases.
But surely it is rather the pedestrian who needs this armour?
And betwixt the pedestrian and the motor-bus, there are many chances of safety that I could not foresee.
Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord CrothersIt was a real luxury to stroll about the quiet lanes, and scan the outlying fields from the standpoint of a modest pedestrian.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierIn morals and in ferocity these Schwarzreiters emulated their pedestrian brethren the Lanzknechts.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottHe took the same method of enjoyable travelling in the Apennines—that of the pedestrian.
A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen | William Spalding
British Dictionary definitions for pedestrian
/ (pɪˈdɛstrɪən) /
a person travelling on foot; walker
(as modifier): a pedestrian precinct
dull; commonplace: a pedestrian style of writing
Origin of pedestrian
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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