Pedestrian

//pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

    "[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]"

  2. 2
    a person who travels by foot wordnet
  3. 3
    An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running. dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or intended for those who are walking. not-comparable

    "pedestrian crossing"

  2. 2
    Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional. comparable, figuratively

    "His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy."

  3. 3
    Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

    "The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking wit or imagination wordnet

Synonyms

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footerprosaicamblerambulantambulativeambulator

Example

More examples

"The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Related phrases

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