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as in walker
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure
counts himself among that select group of hikers who are perambulators of the entire Appalachian Trail
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as in buggy
chiefly British
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in
nannies pushing perambulators around London's Hyde Park
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Recent Examples of perambulator
In a 1923 address to the British Royal Society of the Arts, one Samuel Sewell chided his fellow-researchers for having failed to research the history of a device as common and useful as the ubiquitous perambulator, or pram.
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Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2022
One perambulator holding big packages and a sleeping red-haired baby clutching the strings of two round, red balloons.
—Robert Richardson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
Scilla caught up to this unlikely perambulator in a few strides.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 7 June 2021
The buskers have been banished; the perambulators have perished.
—Rachel Schallom, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2020
Maple leaves like dinner plates have blown up against the high tread of the sidewalks, and bicycles and perambulators are too tall to climb onto or into.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2019
The carousel’s maker, the Charles W.F. Dare Company, of Brooklyn, N.Y., also manufactured children’s perambulators and toys, such as rocking horses.
—Michael Tortorello, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017
But, happily, the American perambulators enjoying their walk beside the wall would need only peek through it to see drug dealers loading up a medieval siege weapon, allowing them to hastily run for cover.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2022
One perambulator holding big packages and a sleeping red-haired baby clutching the strings of two round, red balloons.
—Robert Richardson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
Scilla caught up to this unlikely perambulator in a few strides.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 7 June 2021
The buskers have been banished; the perambulators have perished.
—Rachel Schallom, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2020
Maple leaves like dinner plates have blown up against the high tread of the sidewalks, and bicycles and perambulators are too tall to climb onto or into.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2019
The carousel’s maker, the Charles W.F. Dare Company, of Brooklyn, N.Y., also manufactured children’s perambulators and toys, such as rocking horses.
—Michael Tortorello, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017
But, happily, the American perambulators enjoying their walk beside the wall would need only peek through it to see drug dealers loading up a medieval siege weapon, allowing them to hastily run for cover.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulator
Noun
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There are also apps like Rover, where experienced pet sitters and dog walkers set their own rates and availability, giving pet owners a lot more flexibility.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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The perspective is refreshing for its relative novelty: Stories about the bustling metropolis tend to privilege walkers and straphangers.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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To our surprise, the lady was there in a horse and buggy.—
Dr. Devon B. Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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Electric buggies transport winery workers and visitors around the labyrinth.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The large crowd gathered Sunday morning on Olvera Street, a historic pedestrian street and part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, before marching toward City Hall, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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City leaders have celebrated the move, welcoming the bustling pedestrian corridor full of shoppers, business lunch meetings and late night party-goers.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Feb. 2025
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Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
18 Aug. 2024
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Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.—
MaryLou Costa, contributor,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2024
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Some of the best family-friendly hostels across Europe include cribs, high chairs and game rooms for the kids.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Not in the crib kept in her mother’s bedroom, but on the living room sofa.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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This year, as families with baby strollers and groups of cinema fans ambled by amid the thousands on the street on a warmer-than-expected Friday afternoon, the retailers were booming.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Runners, walkers, joggers, strollers, wheelchair users and four-legged friends are welcome.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
18 May 2024
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Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs.—
Diane Bell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2023
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Filmmakers from Denis Villeneuve to Brian De Palma have paid homage to the film's famous scene of a baby carriage careening down the staircase.—
Michael Robinson Chávez,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.—
Bob Hirshon,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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