Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pedestrian

n. & adj. --n. 1 (often attrib.) a person who is walking, esp. in a town (pedestrian crossing). 2 a person who walks competitively. --adj. prosaic; dull; uninspired. Phrases and idioms pedestrian crossing Brit. a specified part of a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross. pedestrian precinct an area of a town restricted to pedestrians. Derivatives pedestrianism n. pedestrianize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). pedestrianization n. Etymology: F p{eacute}destre or L pedester -tris