footgoer
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian.
Example Sentences
- "There is no pavement for the foot-goer but the sharp, round stones sticking up from side to side, and sloping down to the sluiceway in the middle."
- "I came to the conclusion that she was a “grownup” and a “footgoer,” and pointed out her path. She looked at it, and seemed disappointed."
- "The horses went at a good pace on this soft grass, and soon the two footgoers called out to us to stop."
- "We will not admit ourselves to be inexperienced footgoers, having learned some years before the war, in the Tyrol, all about thick-soled shoes, double-woollen stockings, interchangeable linings, and so on; but here in Spain we had been tempted again to profit by the experience of others, as we had done formerly in the Tyrol."
- "All but the footgoers pushed on to the Hermitage, where Sam dismounted to stand beside Jackson as the great man spoke his praises."
- "The night was open with cold wind; footgoers made blazing fires of the dry bushes and stood by, a moment, to warm themselves."
Etymology
From foot + goer. Compare Yiddish פֿוסגייער (fusgeyer), German Fußgeher, Fußgänger, and also etymologically similar footganger.