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perambulator

noun
per·​am·​bu·​la·​tor | \ pə-ˈram-byə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce perambulator (audio) , for sense 2 also ˈpram-\

Definition of perambulator

1 : one that perambulates
2 chiefly British : a baby carriage
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Synonyms for perambulator

Synonyms

ambler, hiker, rambler, tramper, walker

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Examples of perambulator in a Sentence

counts himself among that select group of hikers who are perambulators of the entire Appalachian Trail nannies pushing perambulators around London's Hyde Park

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 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, "Rhode Island’s Classic Carousels: A Seaside Tour," 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, "Good news for border residents: No one is throwing 60-pound bags of drugs over a 50-foot wall," 14 July 2017

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First Known Use of perambulator

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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