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
  • The first cars looked like horse buggies.
    Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Golf buggies are no longer limited to eighteen holes of windy leisure.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • That accessibility is why famous trails from the Andes to the Alps continue to draw hundreds of thousands of walkers every year.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The rooms and suites are spacious, with picture-book windows over the lake, ancient trees, drifting swans, and passing walkers, joggers, bikers, and dogs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 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
  • Parking has always been one of the biggest headaches for Southern California hikers.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Located in the present and traditional homeland of the Penobscot Nation, the national monument has more than 50 miles of trails for day hikers as well as those who plan to backpack over the course of a few days.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes, car seats and strollers are recycled at recycling centers—but not every thrift shop or Goodwill will do this on your behalf.
    Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • Seeing Garmany and the other wheelchair competitors give it their all — as well as the others pushing strollers or running in costumes — was pretty inspiring.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
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“Perambulators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulators. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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