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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Tesla’s autonomous driving technology after receiving reports of four crashes, including one that killed a pedestrian.

From Los Angeles Times

Avon and Somerset Police said the incident, involving a pedestrian and a car, had happened between junctions 24 for Bridgwater and 25 for Taunton at around 23:00 GMT on Monday.

From BBC

I’ve never once seen a pedestrian here.

From Los Angeles Times

North of Sunset Boulevard and the part known as “the flats” are mostly residential, so neither really lend themselves to robust pedestrian traffic.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s densely populated too, and that combination of pedestrian traffic and the cars zooming along the main arteries of Wilshire and Olympic boulevards and Third Street, take a little bloom off the rose.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• hiker
• passerby
• stroller
• walker