Definition of "footgoer"
footgoer
noun
plural footgoers
One who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian.
Quotations
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.
1924, Jan Gordon, Cora Gordon, Misadventures with a donkey in Spain, page 125
It should not be confused all experienced footgoers with not less than 10,000 miles on their pedometers and three or more court findings in their favour, are entitled to reject applicants falling below the required standards of physical fitness.
1959, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch - Volume 237, page 334
They would call themselves Fusgeyers (foot-goers, pedestrians, or wayfarers), wear uniforms, carry lanterns and flags, and support themselves by giving theatrical performances in Yiddish.
2003, Dorot: The Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society
One of Rognwald's sons by his wife Hilda, daughter of Rolfe Nefia, was Rolf the Ganger. Called Ganger, meaning "foot goer," because he was too large to ride the small Norwegian ponies, Rolf is said to have been born on the Island of Giske and brought up on the island of Vigra off Aalsund.
2004, Peytons of Virginia 2, page 2