Definition of perambulatornext
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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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulator
Noun
  • Other reactions raised concerns about people using wheelchairs or walkers trying to get through.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Dog walkers are staying inside, and even a Miami TV reporter known to brave the outside elements ran into the car and did a report from inside the vehicle.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And those cars didn’t mean their buggies were any less wonderful.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Veterinary staff needed help to complete the procedure, ferrying the animals back and forth in carriers on electric buggies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Town planning staff recommends the rezoning be denied, in part because the development would have no retail or commercial space and because of pedestrian access challenges, Priest said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The closures are due to construction of the roughly quarter-mile pedestrian walkway being built between check-in and Terminal B’s gates.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Rather than subject free-roaming outdoor cats to dangers like cars and coyotes, some opt for supervised harness and pram walking.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Seen pushing the same pram as in the picture above, this was also taken at Park House in Sandringham.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Connecting with this odd population of wanderers is one of the surprise pleasures of our annual Bishop trip.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • My eight women are divided into wanderers, rebels, explorers, and mentors.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Crib standards also change, as drop-sided cribs were banned from manufacture in 2011, with the most recent crib regulation update being August 1, 2026.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The father improvised by moving the baby’s crib into the living room and using cardboard and tape to seal the gap in the window.
    — Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Storage bays beneath the bus held larger items, including extra clothes, strollers, kitchen equipment and backup food supplies that wouldn’t fit in the drawers beneath the couches.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Kitch-iti-kipi’s raft is also wheelchair- and stroller-friendly, as is Palms Book State Park itself.
    — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hers is a story that begins with a pushchair, a pony, and a mother’s refusal to buy toys for her children.
    — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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