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- Dictionarypedestrian/pɪˈdɛstrɪən/
noun
- 1. a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle: "the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it"
adjective
- 1. lacking inspiration or excitement; dull: "disenchantment with their pedestrian lives"
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PEDESTRIAN definition: 1. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go: 2. not interesting; showing…. Learn more.
To be pedestrian was to be drab or dull, as if plodding along on foot rather than speeding on horseback or by coach. Pedestrian is often used to describe a colorless or lifeless writing style, but it can also describe politicians, public tastes, personal qualities, or possessions.
A pedestrian is a person who travels by foot—a walker. The term is especially used in the context of road safety to distinguish people walking from people driving or riding bikes.
Define pedestrian. pedestrian synonyms, pedestrian pronunciation, pedestrian translation, English dictionary definition of pedestrian. n. A person traveling on foot; a walker. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians: a pedestrian bridge. 2. Going or performed on foot: a pedestrian...
PEDESTRIAN meaning: 1. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go: 2. not interesting; showing…. Learn more.
A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. In Los Angeles a pedestrian is a rare spectacle. More than a third of all pedestrian injuries are to children.
A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. [citation needed] In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement (US: sidewalk), but this was not the case historically. [citation needed] Pedestrians may also be wheelchair users or other disabled people who use mobility aids. [1]
Definition: (n.) someone who travels by walking; (adj.) 1. characterized by walking or being on foot; 2. not interesting or imaginative. Synonyms: (n.) walker, hiker, stroller, (adj.) walking, afoot, boring, ordinary, commonplace, trite, unimaginative, unremarkable.
Synonyms for PEDESTRIAN: walker, hiker, climber, perambulator, tramper, ambler, rambler, backpacker; Antonyms of PEDESTRIAN: interesting, involving, engaging, intriguing, spectacular, sensational, surprising, wondrous.
noun One who walks or journeys on foot. Specifically—2. One who walks or races on foot for a wager; a professional walker; one who has made a notable record for speed or endurance in walking. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
