perambulators

plural of perambulator
1
as in pedestrians
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 buggies
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
  • Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Thankfully, shopping for these open-air buggies is much more straightforward than shopping for any other vehicle.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • The company operates driverless buggies that have no steering wheel or pedals, and feature four carriage-style seats that face inward, giving them a shuttle-like atmosphere.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Walking hard on two days beats walking not at all by a wide margin, and the mortality gap between weekend warriors and near-daily walkers is smaller than many people assume.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, signed into federal law in 2022, outright banned the sale of drop-side cribs and crib bumpers that could potentially suffocate infants.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.
    Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 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
  • 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
  • Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This combination of misleading content and hikers unaware of factors like weather, technical clothing and time needed to complete a hike could be behind the rise in rescue call-outs.
    Lea Tran, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
  • Despite investigative efforts, the missing man wasn’t located until hikers discovered his remains near Skyline Drive, which is a one-way road located along a narrow ridge, ABC affiliate KMGH reported.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Participants with wheelchairs, strollers and leashed pets are welcome, the release said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from Sawgrass Mills, which strictly enforces its service-dogs-only policy, the other Simon malls welcome small dogs so long as they are contained in purses, bags or strollers.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
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“Perambulators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulators. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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