Definition of perambulatornext
1
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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Noun
  • Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • But with slight detours, an open mind and a critical eye, the ambitious walker can see all the ways the president has pushed to remake the capital.
    Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Passengers would debark at Country Club Station, near the intersection of what is now Cantrell Road and Kavanaugh Boulevard, and would either walk or ride in a buggy to the country club.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • The first cars looked like horse buggies.
    Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Nashville’s pedestrian bridge also turned purple, in case anyone in the city had somehow missed the point.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • There’s a bridge that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge across the Tennessee River, and there’s a spot where lynchings occurred, a significant number.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
  • 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.
    Rich Owen, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
    Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Available in pink or blue, the toy—which attaches to crib bars or can be situated near your child’s sleeping space—features a relaxing array of sounds, lights, and music, along with gentle motion, to encourage your darling to doze.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Their parents, Sean and Courtney Fox, were in charge of the girls’ double stroller.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • The first involved a dog that killed another animal and attacked a third; the second involved a dog that lunged at a stroller carrying a baby, according to the statement.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Law enforcement said that a couple encountered a family—two women and young children, one of whom was in a pushchair—at Bond Street Underground in central London.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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