pushcart

noun

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

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The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Besides, there's something almost poetic about Nick's losing to a food truck, considering the hallowed eatery got its start as a hamburger pushcart that founder Nick Freienstein wheeled around Huntington's town square in 1904. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2025 Under her helm, Que-Azcona grew the pharmacy that was started by his father in a pushcart in 1945. Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 What began as a pushcart business is now run by third-generation family owners, who are committed to keeping up the company’s longtime standard for excellence. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pushcart

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 11 Jul. 2025.

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pushcart

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

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