definition of the word jaywalker

• jay, a stupid person, + walker

jaywalker (plural jaywalkers)

1. 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.

• jaywalk

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