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
  • Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Walking hard on two days beats walking not at all by a wide margin, and the mortality gap between weekend warriors and near-daily walkers is smaller than many people assume.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of walkers
Noun
  • This combination of misleading content and hikers unaware of factors like weather, technical clothing and time needed to complete a hike could be behind the rise in rescue call-outs.
    — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
  • Despite investigative efforts, the missing man wasn’t located until hikers discovered his remains near Skyline Drive, which is a one-way road located along a narrow ridge, ABC affiliate KMGH reported.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of hikers

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“Pedestrians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedestrians. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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