pushcart

noun

push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
Synonyms of pushcartnext
: a cart or barrow pushed by hand

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Advertisement Opened in 1936 as the Park Avenue Retail Market, La Marqueta was originally created to bring pushcart vendors under one roof and improve access to fresh food for working-class New Yorkers. Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 May 2026 Stairs aren't an option for Mitchell, who needs a walker or pushcart to get around, and takes the Metra Electric Line twice a week to care for her mother. Megan De Mar, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Dutch Bros started as a pushcart coffee operation in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992, according to the company’s website. Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 The family’s history in the apparel industry started in 1910 when Samuel Spiegel and his brother Harry began selling neckwear from a pushcart on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pushcart

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pushcart was in 1853

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“Pushcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushcart. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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pushcart

noun
push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart pushed by hand

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