pešak

1. pedestrian
   Vozač mora da propusti pešake na prelazu. — A driver must let pedestrians cross at the crossing.
   Ova ulica je samo za pešake. — This street is for pedestrians only.
2. (in chess) pawn
   Pomerio je pešaka dva polja napred. — He moved the pawn two squares forward.
   On je samo pešak u njihovoj igri. — He's just a pawn in their game.
3. (military) infantryman; foot soldier
   U ratu je služio kao običan pešak. — In the war he served as an ordinary foot soldier.

In the sense of a chess pawn it takes the animate accusative: pomeriti pešaka.