jaywalker
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a…A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
» A jaywalker exposes himself to great danger.
Пешеход, нарушающий правила дорожного движения, подвергает себя огромной опасности.
Meaning
1 senses(US)A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
but see unachtsamer Fußgänger, unachtsame Fußgängerin, die Verkehrsregeln missachtender Fußgänger
неосторо́жный пешехо́дneostoróžnyj pešexód
a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
Examples
1 sentencesA jaywalker exposes himself to great danger.
ruПешеход, нарушающий правила дорожного движения, подвергает себя огромной опасности. — shanghainese
Translations
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Origin
From jay (“a stupid person”) + walker; jay walker (“a pedestrian who doesn't pay attentionFrom jay (“a stupid person”) + walker; jay walker (“a pedestrian who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering themselves and obstructing horses, carts, and automobiles”). First use appears c. 1917 in Harper's Magazine. Coined in analogy to the older turn-of-the-20th-century term jay driver (“a driver who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering horses, carts, bicyclists, and pedestrians”). Promoted by driving enthusiasts and automotive concerns to clear the roads of obstructive pedestrians by making it illegal to walk in the middle of roads.
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Forms
plural: jaywalkers| Singular | jaywalker |
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