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perambulator
[ per-am-byuh-ley-ter ]
noun
- Chiefly British: Older Use. a baby carriage; pram.
- an odometer pushed by a person walking.
- (formerly) a person who makes a tour of inspection on foot.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perambulator1
First recorded in 1605–15; 1850–55 perambulator fordef 1; from Medieval Latin “inspector, surveyor”; from Latin perambulāt-, past participle stem of perambulāre “to ramble, stroll”; perambulate, -or;
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Example Sentences
Without a word he turned and followed, thoughtfully, the windings of the exiled perambulator.
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Alan indicated an empty perambulator standing outside one of the houses.
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When we get the perambulator and the babies, it's bound to go.
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She was lying in a perambulator which was being pushed by a governess.
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The perambulator which we were following in silence came to a halt in the Bois Saint-Jean.
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