different between stroller vs pedestrian

English

Etymology

stroll +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l?(?)

Noun

stroller (plural strollers)

1. (US) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.
2. One who strolls.
3. A vagrant.
   • 1771, Tobias Smollett, Humphry Clinker, Penguin Classics, 1985, p.41:

     The mayor observed that it was great presumption in Wilson, who was a stroller, to proceed to such extremities with a gentleman of family and fortune; and threatened to commit him on the vagrant act.

4. Men's semiformal daytime dress comprising a grey or black single- or double-breasted coat, grey striped or checked formal trousers, a grey or silver necktie, and a grey, black or buff waistcoat.

Synonyms

• (UK) pushchair
• (UK) baby buggy

Translations

See also

• pram
• pusher

Anagrams

• trollers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?-d??str?-?n
• IPA^(key): /p??d?st.?i.?n/

Adjective

pedestrian (comparative more pedestrian, superlative most pedestrian)

1. (not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

2. (comparable, figuratively) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:common
3. (dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

Translations

Noun

pedestrian (plural pedestrians)

1. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

   Synonyms: footer, footgoer, footfarer

2. (dated) Specifically, an expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.

Synonyms

• footman (archaic)

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pedestrian”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• depainters, pedantries, prestained, præsident