noun · neutral
pedestrian
/pəˈdɛstrɪən/pe·DES·trian
Band 4-5task1speaking
A person walking, especially in a town or city rather than travelling in a vehicle.
Examples
“Pedestrians should use the zebra crossing.”
“The city centre has wide pavements for pedestrians.”
“Drivers must give way to pedestrians at crossings.”
Band 8 sentence
“Creating pedestrianised zones in city centres can promote local businesses while improving air quality and safety.”
Collocations
- pedestrian crossing
- pedestrian zone
Word family
pedestrian noun / adjectivepedestrianize verb
Common mistakes
There are many pedestrians on the bus.→There are many passengers on the bus.
Say it for a higher band
5walker→6people walking→7+pedestrian
Synonyms
walker
Easily confused
passenger
“Passengers boarded the bus quickly.”
Related words
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