Definition of perambulator in English:
perambulator
noun pəˈrambjʊleɪtəpəˈræmbjəˌleɪdər
1British dated A pram.
Example sentencesExamples
- A huge chart had various action poses of the pachyderm such as catching butterflies, fishing, sleeping, walking with shorts, pushing a baby elephant in a perambulator and sitting on a drum eating ice cream.
- In fact, in many ways, his ejection of playthings from his perambulator has left me free to make vastly superior new arrangements concerning a couple of products, much to my satisfaction.
- Only the coaches and perambulators are in motion.
- The fist-fighters of to-day are like babies wheeled about in their perambulators.
- But his father sat still, smiling mildly, swathed in the blanket, like a baby in a perambulator.
2humorous, formal A person who walks, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
Origin
Early 17th century (in perambulator (sense 2)): from perambulate.
Definition of perambulator in US English:
perambulator
nounpəˈræmbjəˌleɪdərpəˈrambyəˌlādər
1British dated A baby carriage; a pram.
Example sentencesExamples
- But his father sat still, smiling mildly, swathed in the blanket, like a baby in a perambulator.
- In fact, in many ways, his ejection of playthings from his perambulator has left me free to make vastly superior new arrangements concerning a couple of products, much to my satisfaction.
- The fist-fighters of to-day are like babies wheeled about in their perambulators.
- Only the coaches and perambulators are in motion.
- A huge chart had various action poses of the pachyderm such as catching butterflies, fishing, sleeping, walking with shorts, pushing a baby elephant in a perambulator and sitting on a drum eating ice cream.
2formal, humorous A person who walks, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
Origin
Early 17th century (in perambulator (sense 2)): from perambulate.