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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Some $185 million will go toward new features including sidewalk extensions, trees, a BRT line, and curb cuts for those using a wheelchair or stroller. David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024 To start her carousel, the Lemme co-founder shared a snap of herself holding onto Rocky's stroller and looking inside at her little one. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 The new generation models can turn 180-degrees almost instantly, which the company says will improve the robot’s ability to navigate narrow sidewalks and reverse out of the way for someone in a wheelchair or a stroller. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024 For thousands of years mothers have been devastatingly waking their tiny babies, trying to levitate them out of their car seats and into their strollers until some genius finally invented the Doona: a car seat slash stroller in one. Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 20 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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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