footgoer

footgoer noun: one who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian.

Noun

footgoer (plural footgoers)

One who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian.
- 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.1847, Donald Grant Mitchell, Fresh Gleanings
- 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.1900, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel

The horses went at a good pace on this soft grass, and soon the two footgoers called out to us to stop.1912, Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 191, page 643:
All but the footgoers pushed on to the Hermitage, where Sam dismounted to stand beside Jackson as the great man spoke his praises.1929, John Milton Oskison, A Texas Titan: The Story of Sam Houston, page 93:
The night was open with cold wind; footgoers made blazing fires of the dry bushes and stood by, a moment, to warm themselves.1936, Charles Montagu Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta - Volume 1 - Page 78:

From foot + goer. Compare Yiddish פֿוסגייער (fusgeyer), German Fußgeher, Fußgänger, and also etymologically similar footganger.

What does footgoer mean?: Footgoer means one who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian.
How do you use footgoer in a sentence?: The horses went at a good pace on this soft grass, and soon the two footgoers called out to us to stop.
What part of speech is footgoer?: Footgoer is a noun.
What is the plural of footgoer?: The plural of footgoer is footgoers.

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