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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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Many groups of walkers meet in Saratoga Village to get the day started with some exercise, then converse over coffee at one of many spots along the road: Darla Café, Mangia Mornings, Kandoo Patisserie, Teazentea and Sue’s Gallery Café among them.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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Over 2,000 miles of the trail are already open, offering walkers and cyclists a scenic, traffic-free way to travel, commute, and explore the outdoors.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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Twin Pines history The Janssen family said that Twin Pines started after World War II, and its first deliveries were made by horse and buggy.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Current Russian strategy, for example, relies on small groups of troops on buggies, bikes, and foot advancing in the knowledge that most will not reach Ukrainian lines but that enough might to occupy some new ground.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2025
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Some pedicab operators ride (and many are motorized) on the sidewalks of the Museum Campus and harbors, sending pedestrians, strollers and kids jumping out of the way.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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His fastball is pedestrian, averaging 94.4 mph, but paired with a slider, split-finger and sinker, his arsenal is good enough to boost the Cubs’ bullpen.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Step inside the taproom, and an original Optimist pram boat hanging from the ceiling speaks to the coastal side of Dunedin’s story.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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This build comes with 1,048 pieces to create the beloved alien, his hover pram, and accessories like a Sorgan frog, shifter knob, and a cookie for Grogu to hold.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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In another of Salinger’s images, a constraint on the form that the future will take is already there: Lynne M., eighteen, shares her bedroom with her toddler daughter, whose white crib—beneath which lies a jumble of shoes and other detritus—mirrors her mother’s narrow white-metal daybed.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
26 July 2025
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Consumer Product Safety Regulators: The Supreme Court allowed President Trump to fire the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a five-member group that monitors the safety of items like toys, cribs and electronics.—
Mara Hvistendahl,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Every other Thursday through August 21, moms and their children in strollers can navigate through the entire park to get some cardio exercise.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Similar to a stroller, the wheels on Aer’s Carry-on Max can be locked in place with the simple slide of a button located beneath the handles.—
Jamie Hergenrader,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Parents arrive with younger siblings in pushchairs and head out to watch the session that is due to start in 10 minutes.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 July 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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His first time down there, he was appalled to discover it was filled with a thick layer of dust, and the clutter of bicycles and a baby carriage.—
Orly Halpern,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Stand at the top or bottom of the stairs, and watch the elderly and those struggling with canes, walkers, baby carriages and prostheses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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