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JAYWALKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jaywalker mean?
• JAYWALKER (noun)
The noun JAYWALKER has 1 sense:
1. a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
Familiarity information: JAYWALKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("jaywalker" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
Derivation:
jaywalk (cross the road at a red light)
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