pedestrian — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Of or intended for those who are walking.

pedestrian crossing

pedestrian zone

2

Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.

a pedestrian life

3

Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.

noun

1

A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]

2

An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, busy, citywide, motorcyclist, ordinary, over, over, piezoelectric

VERB + PEDESTRIAN

didn't, hit, provide, record, running, see, walked

PEDESTRIAN + NOUN

cyclist, fatalities, fatality, precinct, precincts, s, safety, traffic

PREP.

across, in, in, on, through, with, with

ADV.

almost, somewhat

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who travels by foot

adjective — lacking wit or imagination

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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pedestrian crossing

Wiktionary

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pedestrian zone

Wiktionary

03

The piezoelectric pedestrian tubeways depicted for Shanghai 2121 will provide all-weather pedestrian transportation citywide.

Wiktionary

04

[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips,

Wiktionary

05

The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.

Tatoeba · #34942

06

This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.

Tatoeba · #60221

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pedestrian is marked as figuratively, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.