pedestrian

pe·des·tri·an (pi des′trē ən)

adjective

going or done on foot; walking
of or for pedestrians a pedestrian crossing
lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull: said of a literary style, a speech, etc.

Etymology: < L pedester, on foot < pes (gen. pedis), foot + -ian

noun

one who goes on foot; walker

pe·des′·tri·an·ism′ noun

walker, foot-traveler, stroller, hiker; see walker.

Converse of object

segregate: The company revised its risk assessment to include segregating pedestrians from FLTs.
injure: In the year 2001, St John's was recorded as having 10 child pedestrians injured and North Halifax was recorded as having 17.
endanger: Of course, cyclists can conduct themselves in ways which endanger pedestrians, and laws that bear on this should be enforced.
kill: The number of pedestrians killed or seriously injured, he said, fell by 35pc.
warn: Cyclists would face on-the-spot penalties and even two years in jail if they did not warn pedestrians of their approach.
hit: At 30mph the driver of a car hitting a pedestrian has approximately 0 % chance of dying.

Adjective modifier

innocent: In Grand Theft Auto, you score points for running over innocent pedestrians.
elderly: It can also, of course, pose a danger particularly to elderly pedestrians.
improved: The scheme may also include widened pavements and improved pedestrian crossing facilities between the harbor and the town side.
vulnerable: They are there to help vulnerable pedestrians, in all weathers to use our roads safely.
safe: The Council's Right Start program is designed to give children practical experience of the traffic environment and to help them become safer pedestrians.
disabled: The plan aims to improve conditions for the disabled, pedestrians and cyclists by sustainable transport projects.

Modifies a noun

crossing: Pedestrian crossings Using the road - 168: In queuing traffic, you should keep the crossing clear.
precinct: Round the corner, the Clydebank shopping center went right across the canal, the pedestrian precinct crossing on a little bridge.
walkway: The street pattern favors open spaces with pedestrian walkways.
subway: A pedestrian subway under the road also still exists.
mower: We use a wide range of machines from pedestrian mowers to the larger tractor with trailing cylinder mowers.
underpass: Falmer station is connected to the campus by a pedestrian underpass and trains from Falmer run to Brighton, Hove and Lewes.

Modifying Another Word

rather: The graphics are simple UDG shapes, movement is slow, the idea is rather pedestrian.

Noun used with modifier

child: Instead others, even child pedestrians, get the blame.

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