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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulators
Noun
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Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated April 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 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
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The terrain is mostly flat, and there are plenty of electric buggies for whizzing around.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because of this, their usual nightly troupe of dog walkers turned into a neighborhood watch party.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The park hosts annual celebrations like the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and Atlanta Pride, and is a popular spot for runners, bikers, walkers, and athletes.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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These ancient wanderers, like comet 3I/ATLAS, are cosmic time capsules.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.—
David Greig
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From here, hikers can go left for a nice view of Lakeside, or head right to head toward the Whitaker House.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling speed hikers and mountaineers don't find themselves up a creek without a filter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those neighborhoods will be in the spotlight for this Sunday’s Viva CalleSJ, the event that closes miles of roadway to motor vehicles and opens them up for cyclists, runners, skaters and strollers.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Besides providing basic security in buildings that can have hundreds of residents, doorpersons field package and food deliveries that have mushroomed since the COVID-19 pandemic and help people with strollers and walkers navigate lobby stairs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Perambulators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulators. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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