Definitions for jaywalker
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jay•walkˈdʒeɪˌwɔk(v.i.)
to cross a street heedlessly or at a place other than a regular crossing.
jay′walk`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
jaywalker(noun)
a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
Wiktionary
jaywalker(Noun)
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.
Origin: * jay, a stupid person, + walker
Translations for jaywalker
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jaywalker(noun)
a person who walks carelessly among traffic
She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road; – she's a jaywalker.
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- الشّخْص المخالِف لِحَرَكَة المُرورArabic
- човек който пресича без да се оглеждаBulgarian
- pedestre descuidadoPortuguese (BR)
- neukázněný chodecCzech
- unachtsamer FußgängerGerman
- fumlegængerDanish
- αφηρημένος πεζόςGreek
- peatón imprudenteSpanish
- ettevaatamatu jalakäijaEstonian
- عابر متخلفFarsi
- varomaton kadunylittäjäFinnish
- piéton indisciplinéFrench
- הוֹלֶך רֶגֶל עֲבַרייָןHebrew
- रास्ता पार करने में लापरवाह होनाHindi
- nepozoran pješakCroatian
- vigyázatlanul közlekedő gyalogosHungarian
- penyeberang jalan sembaranganIndonesian
- kærulaus gangandi vegfarandiIcelandic
- (pedone indisciplinato)Italian
- 不注意な歩行者Japanese
- 교통 위반자Korean
- neatsargus pėsčiasisLithuanian
- neuzmanīgs gājējsLatvian
- pejalan kaki sembaranganMalay
- onvoorzichtige voetgangerDutch
- rågjenger, skjødesløs fotgjengerNorwegian
- nieuważny przechodzieńPolish
- عابر متخلفPersian
- قاچاقPashto
- pieton imprudentRomanian
- неосторожный пешеходRussian
- nedisciplinovaný chodecSlovak
- nepreviden pešecSlovenian
- neobazriv pešakSerbian
- gådrulleSwedish
- คนที่ข้ามถนนอย่างผิดกฎหมายThai
- sokakta dikkatsiz yürüyen kimseTurkish
- 隨意穿越馬路者Chinese (Trad.)
- неуважний пішохідUkrainian
- سڑک پر بے احتیاطی سے چلنے والاUrdu
- người đi ẩuVietnamese
- 乱穿马路者Chinese (Simp.)
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