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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.
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Robert Richardson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Oct. 2022
Scilla caught up to this unlikely perambulator in a few strides.
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Bernhard Warner,
Fortune,
7 June 2021
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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It is positioned as a safety wearable not only for runners, but also for cyclists, dog walkers, hikers, and commuters.
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Following the assault, Hodges required the use of a walker and was unable to perform daily tasks without significant assistance.
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The first cars looked like horse buggies.
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Golf buggies are no longer limited to eighteen holes of windy leisure.
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At a different show, a drunk pedestrian tried to board the bus during faux-Monroe’s speech.
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The 62-year-old pedestrian was crossing Roosevelt Boulevard against the light when he was hit by a driver in a Ford Taurus.
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His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
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The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.
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Weston loved to ‘embed himself in different cultures’ Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, described him as an ardent protector of the environment and a wanderer who loved to travel and enjoy nature.
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Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
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Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.
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Obsolete Bedding Once the baby’s crib is no longer in use or your teen has upgraded from a twin bed to a full or queen, there’s no need to hold onto mattress pads or sheet sets in the outgrown sizes.
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Digital director Julie Vadnal, who is also a mom-to-be, says that this stroller bag is the IYKYK accessory for all of the Brooklyn moms right now.
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For the latter, kids, families and pets are welcome to show their patriotic spirit by decorating their bikes, scooters, strollers, wagons or outfits in red, white, and blue.
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Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads.
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The man and woman were walking together ahead of the family, and the woman then collided with the pushchair.
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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