Explore Jaywalker through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pedestrian or walker. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jaywalker meaning
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.
Synonyms of Jaywalker
Using Jaywalker
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: pedestrian, walker, footer.
- In the example corpus, jaywalker often appears in combinations such as: the jaywalker.
Context around Jaywalker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jaywalker
- In this selection, "jaywalker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suspected and get stand out and add context to how "jaywalker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arrest a jaywalker or speeder and is the jaywalker was breaking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jaywalker" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jaywalker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I’m talking about the worst kind of pedestrian: the jaywalker. (11 words)
Cop beat, choked, tased suspected jaywalker Get WND's mobile app for free. (13 words)
The bottom line here is the jaywalker was breaking the law and being a douchebag, the driver was not. (19 words)
If police are free to ignore the Fourth Amendment while rushing to arrest a jaywalker or speeder, the Bill of Rights will be on life support. (26 words)
The bottom line here is the jaywalker was breaking the law and being a douchebag, the driver was not. (19 words)
Cop beat, choked, tased suspected jaywalker Get WND's mobile app for free. (13 words)
Example sentences (4)
If police are free to ignore the Fourth Amendment while rushing to arrest a jaywalker or speeder, the Bill of Rights will be on life support.
The bottom line here is the jaywalker was breaking the law and being a douchebag, the driver was not.
Cop beat, choked, tased suspected jaywalker Get WND's mobile app for free.
I’m talking about the worst kind of pedestrian: the jaywalker.
Common combinations with jaywalker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: