stroller

noun

stroll·​er ˈstrō-lər How to pronounce stroller (audio)
1
a
: an itinerant actor
b
2
: one that strolls
3
: a collapsible carriage designed as a chair in which a small child may be pushed

Examples of stroller in a Sentence

I met a few strollers on the beach. back in olden days when strollers and vagabonds wandered the Scottish countryside
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After that, the sisters mostly wheeled their babies around in black strollers. Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 San Franciscans had fun with it, marking historic firsts: The San Francisco Chronicle recorded the first person to walk across the bridge on stilts, pushing a stroller, on roller skates, on a unicycle and while playing a tuba. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025 Among the other snaps was one of Legend posing with Esti and Wren in a double stroller, as Miles posed in front of it and Luna stood in front of her dad. Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Around the world, birth rates are falling rapidly; one South Korean online retailer reported that more strollers are now being sold for dogs than for babies in that country. Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stroller 

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of stroller was in 1608

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“Stroller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroller. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

stroller

noun
stroll·​er ˈstrō-lər How to pronounce stroller (audio)
1
: one that strolls
2
: a small carriage in which a baby sits and can be pushed around

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