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Pedestrian

noun, adjective

a person who is walking.

10 letters 3 syllables

What does Pedestrian mean?

a person who is walking.

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Dictionary definition

A person walking in a public place, especially near roads; also means related to walking.

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Pedestrian in a sentence

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Pedestrians waited at the crossing.

medium

The map marks a pedestrian path near the park.

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Our reading passage compared traffic lanes and pedestrian areas in the city center.

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Synonyms

Words like Pedestrian

walkerA person on foot.
foot travelerSomeone moving by walking.
passerbyPerson walking past a place.
Antonyms

Opposite words

driverSomeone operating a vehicle.
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Word family

Pedestrian word family

Base word

pedestrian

noun

pedestrians

Base form.

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