A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]
Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).
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An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.