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pedestrian

[puh-des-tree-uhn] / pəˈdɛs tri ən /


NOUN
person traveling on foot
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While European and other international sports fans are acquainted with ease of foot travel, getting around as a pedestrian is practically impossible in the biggest stadium in the United States’ biggest metro area.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

McFarland had left the residence before officers arrived, but officials found him shortly after on a riverfront trail near a pedestrian bridge.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The stock is up a pedestrian 2% year to date, but over the past year has advanced 35%.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The airport said the pedestrian jumped the perimeter fence and was hit two minutes later while crossing the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The one with the mustache opens the small pedestrian gate for us and stands back, well out of the way, and we pass through.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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