stroller
English
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editstroller (plural strollers)
- (US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.
- One who strolls.
- A vagrant.
- 1771, Tobias Smollett, Humphry Clinker, Penguin Classics, published 1985, page 41:
- The mayor observed that it was great presumption in Wilson, who was a stroller, to proceed to such extremities with a gentleman of family and fortune; and threatened to commit him on the vagrant act.
- Men's semiformal daytime dress comprising a grey or black single- or double-breasted coat, grey striped or checked formal trousers, a grey or silver necktie, and a grey, black or buff waistcoat.
Synonyms
edit- (UK) pushchair
- (UK) baby buggy
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editseat on wheels used to transport babies
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person strolling
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