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Noun

1. 1
   A female pedestrian. dated

   "A Pedestrian'''ess.—A widow upwards of 60 years of age, betted last week, to walk 92 miles in 24 hours."

Synonyms

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pedestrienne

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"A Pedestrian'''ess.—A widow upwards of 60 years of age, betted last week, to walk 92 miles in 24 hours."

Etymology

From pedestrian + -ess.

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