stroller

English
A baby stroller.

Etymology

From stroll +‎ -er.

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  • Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Noun

stroller (plural strollers)

  1. (US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.
  2. One who strolls.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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