n. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or practice of walking; traveling or racing on foot; the art of a pedestrian or professional walker or runner.
Word Usage
"Just as pedestrians are accorded priority on thoroughfares because pedestrianism is the natural state of man, so amateur sports stand on a higher plane than professional sport."