/ Dictionary / Index P pedestrian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pe•des•tri•an Pronunciation: (pu-des'trē-un), [key] — n. a person who goes or travels on foot; walker. —adj. going or performed on foot; walking. of or pertaining to walking. lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull: a pedestrian commencement speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pedestrian (Thesaurus) pedestal table pedestrianism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language