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pedestrian
What does pedestrian mean?
pedestrian (noun): a walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pedestrian in a sentence?
- The pedestrian is crossing the road. (Tatoeba sentence #11035578 by sundown, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce pedestrian?
/pəˈdɛstɹiən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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a walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle
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