stroller

noun

stroll·​er ˈstrō-lər How to pronounce stroller (audio)
1
a
: an itinerant actor
b
2
: one that strolls
3
: a collapsible carriage designed as a chair in which a small child may be pushed

Examples of stroller in a Sentence

I met a few strollers on the beach. back in olden days when strollers and vagabonds wandered the Scottish countryside
Recent Examples on the Web His wife was also seen in the background sitting next to her son's stroller. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024 Some click into a stroller without any extra adapters. Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Feb. 2024 Kardashian and Barker’s art gallery trip comes after the pair shared behind the scenes moments from the Blink-182 tour, which included Barker pushing their 3-month-old son Rocky Thirteen in a stroller. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 Migrant families living in tents at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter have received essentials like a baby stroller through a WhatsApp group and gotten help navigating some indecipherable corner of the city bureaucracy. Jay Root Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024 But even the Huntington was hit five years ago when a thief absconded with a bonsai tree under a blanket in a baby stroller. Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024 Best Deals on Strollers and Car Seats From driving to the grandparents’ house to walking with your newborn, strollers and car seats are two must-have baby items to transport kids safely. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024 The baby gurgles from a stroller while the older children remain fixated on their tablets. Seyward Darby, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2024 Surveillance footage shared by local media also shows that, after being told to disperse, Brito paused briefly to adjust his belongings in the stroller but otherwise did not appear to be lingering in the area and was walking away before the initial altercation with officers. Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of stroller was in 1608

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“Stroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroller. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

stroller

noun
stroll·​er ˈstrō-lər How to pronounce stroller (audio)
1
: one that strolls
2
: a small carriage in which a baby sits and can be pushed around

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