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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.
—Robert Richardson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
Scilla caught up to this unlikely perambulator in a few strides.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 7 June 2021
The buskers have been banished; the perambulators have perished.
—Rachel Schallom, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2020
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
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
The buskers have been banished; the perambulators have perished.
—Rachel Schallom, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2020
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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Negan had just stashed an unusually quiet bunch of walkers beneath the banquet table.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
22 June 2025
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Wide doorways: Widening doorways can accommodate wheelchairs and walkers.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Every weekday morning, a 53-year-old tradesman drives his horse and buggy through the heart of Ohio Amish country to begin his workday in a factory full of robots.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Summer can also be a great time to plan a trip, but be forewarned: the Delmarva Peninsula can be very hot, muggy, and buggy during the height of the season.—
Tim Neville,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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Under the plan, the city would install a wider median, which could function as a pedestrian refuge.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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Market on the Plaza takes place in one of the town’s plazas inspired by Europe’s pedestrian villages for a shopping experience that embodies the unique feeling of traveling here.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
Noun
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One person suggested Cousins return to the spot on a daily basis and try to strike up a relationship with the septuagenarian pushing the pram.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 May 2025
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No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found.—
Robert E. Houle,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As a bonus, the matching Yuzu crib is ultra-convertible, with a whopping eight different configurations — from bassinet to a junior bed.—
Briana Feigon,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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Two screenshots from the viral video showing Emma and Spencer in the crib.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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For me, the best affordable strollers are the way to go.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
18 June 2025
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Some protesters held posters in one hand and pushed strollers or gripped their dogs’ leashes with the other.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
18 May 2024
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Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs.—
Diane Bell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2023
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His first time down there, he was appalled to discover it was filled with a thick layer of dust, and the clutter of bicycles and a baby carriage.—
Orly Halpern,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Stand at the top or bottom of the stairs, and watch the elderly and those struggling with canes, walkers, baby carriages and prostheses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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