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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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Pittsburgh is a walker's town even in the cold winter months. 9.8% of Pittsburghers walk to work, according to 2023 census data.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Then, slowly, a woman with a walker comes from around the corner.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The main competitive groups are motorcycles, buggies, cars, SSVs, and trucks, with sub-categories.—
Sue Mead,
Popular Science,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, a ‘buggy’ release can cause long-term reputational harm to a franchise, so sidelining FM25 to ensure FM26 is up to standard may be the best long-term decision.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Starting earlier this week, pedestrians have been re-routed around Rockefeller Center, with the area around the center’s signature ice rink dominated by a large series of tall black tents.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police in Munich, Germany shared on social media that 28 people were injured after a man drove a car and struck pedestrians in the Seidlstraße area at around 10:30 a.m.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
18 Aug. 2024
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Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.—
MaryLou Costa, contributor,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2024
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Some of the best family-friendly hostels across Europe include cribs, high chairs and game rooms for the kids.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Not in the crib kept in her mother’s bedroom, but on the living room sofa.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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This year, as families with baby strollers and groups of cinema fans ambled by amid the thousands on the street on a warmer-than-expected Friday afternoon, the retailers were booming.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Runners, walkers, joggers, strollers, wheelchair users and four-legged friends are welcome.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 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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Filmmakers from Denis Villeneuve to Brian De Palma have paid homage to the film's famous scene of a baby carriage careening down the staircase.—
Michael Robinson Chávez,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.—
Bob Hirshon,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Perambulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulator. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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