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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
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As a result, his home needs a new ramp to accommodate his need for a walker.David Chiu, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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If your weekly dog walker is especially good with your excitable fur-baby, consider giving additional Christmas cheer.Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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Once removed from app stores, users won’t be able to download updates to TikTok, and the app could become more buggy and difficult to use over time.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The city’s street traffic committee studied what happened when police officers stopped directing street cars, buggies and automobiles at busy intersections, including this one.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Police said the driver then intentionally crashed into the pedestrian before fleeing the scene.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yes, but: Public transit and pedestrian advocates might point to these numbers as evidence that some cities, including ours, are overwhelmed by cars and need to get serious about alternatives.Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 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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Best known for their super sofa bedding, Cozy Earth is replacing items lost in the fire. Newton, known for crib mattresses is offering order replacements.Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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One directs providers to place a blanket in every crib, even though the state prohibits using blankets to reduce the risk of SIDS.ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
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After that, the sisters mostly wheeled their babies around in black strollers.Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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