pedestrians

noun

plural of pedestrian
as in walkers

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Recent Examples of pedestrians Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedestrians
  1. walkers
  2. hikers
Noun
  • Down a long path, a wooden fence separated walkers from white flowers dotting the expansive grassy landscape.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One of them was in a wheelchair and the others had walkers or other mobility aids.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of walkers
Noun
  • The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia.
    — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hikers

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