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A person who travels or goes on foot; someone who walks in a city, on a road, etc. (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 10 letters · last seen September 8, 2026
Answer
PEDESTRIAN
The Root
PEDmeans “foot”
In a sentence: The elderly PEDESTRIAN paused, looked both ways, and carefully stepped into the crosswalk.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “A person who travels or goes on foot; someone who walks in a city, on a road, etc. (noun)” has the answer PEDESTRIAN (10 letters), built on the root PED, which means “foot”. See the full September 8, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.