voetganger

noun

voet·​gang·​er

ˈfütˌgäŋər

plural -s

: one of the immature wingless young of a southern African locust (Locustana pardalina) which migrate in huge devastating swarms

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, literally, pedestrian, from Middle Dutch, from voet foot + ganger walker, from ganc act of going, walk; akin to Old English fōt foot and to Old High German gang act of going

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