Simple meaning
What does Pedestrian mean?
a person who is walking
Dictionary definition
A person walking in a public place, especially near roads; also means related to walking.
Example sentences
Pedestrian in a sentence
easy
Pedestrians waited at the crossing.
medium
The map marks a pedestrian path near the park.
hard
Our reading passage compared traffic lanes and pedestrian areas in the city center.
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.
Word family
Pedestrian word family
Base word
pedestrian
noun
pedestrians
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does pedestrian mean?
PEDESTRIAN means a person who is walking.
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