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stroller

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊlə/
  • General-American: /ˈstɹoʊlɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R OW1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who strolls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A vagrant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, go-cart, pushchair, pusher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheeled vehicle

Narrower terms: bassinet

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who walks at a leisurely pace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: saunterer, ambler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer

History

Etymology

From stroll + -er.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَرَبَةُ أَطْفَال (ʕarabatu ʔaṭfāl) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Armenian: մանկասայլակ (mankasaylak) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Azerbaijani: yüyürük — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Belarusian: каля́ска (kaljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Belarusian: дзіця́чая каля́ска (dzicjáčaja kaljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Bulgarian: открита количка (otkrita količka) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Catalan: cotxet — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Chinese Cantonese: BB車 /BB车 — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰兒車 /婴儿车 (yīng'érchē) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Czech: kočárek — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Czech: golfové hole — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Danish: klapvogn — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Dutch: kinderwagen — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Dutch: buggy — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Esperanto: beboĉareto — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Esperanto: bebĉareto — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Estonian: lapsevanker — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Estonian: lapsekäru — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Finnish: lastenrattaat — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • French: poussette — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • German: Kinderwagen — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • German: Buggy — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Greek: καροτσάκι (karotsáki) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Hebrew: עגלה (agalá) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Hungarian: babakocsi — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Indonesian: kereta bayi — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Irish: bugaí — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Italian: passeggino — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Italian: carrozzina — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Japanese: 乳母車 (ubaguruma) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Japanese: ベビーカー (bebīkā) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Korean: 유모차 (yumocha) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Lithuanian: vežimėlis — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Macedonian: ко́личка (kólička) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Macedonian: де́тска ко́личка (détska kólička) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Māori: waka pēpi — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Norwegian: vogn — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Norwegian: barnevogn — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Occitan: carretona — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Occitan: carretòta — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Persian: کالسکه (kâleske) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Persian: کالسکهٔ بچه (kâleske-ye bačče) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Polish: wózek — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Portuguese: carrinho — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Romanian: căruț — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Romanian: cărucior — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Romanian: landou — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Russian: коля́ска (koljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Russian: де́тская коля́ска (détskaja koljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Russian: прогу́лочная коля́ска (progúločnaja koljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: silla de paseo — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: sillita de yiro — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: carriola — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: cochecito — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: carrito [de bebé] — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: coche — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Spanish: coche de niño — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Swedish: barnvagn — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Swedish: sulky — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Tagalog: andador — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Tagalog: istroler — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Thai: รถเข็นเด็ก (rót-kěn-dèk) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Turkish: bebek arabası — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Ukrainian: дитя́чий візо́к (dytjáčyj vizók) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Ukrainian: коля́ска (koljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Ukrainian: візо́к (vizók) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Ukrainian: дитя́ча коля́ска (dytjáča koljáska) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Urdu: بچہ گاڑی (bacca-gāṛī) — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Vietnamese: xe đẩy trẻ em — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Welsh: pram — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Zazaki: kolek — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Zazaki: kolay — seat on wheels used to transport babies
  • Bulgarian: разхождащ се (razhoždašt se) — person strolling
  • Finnish: jalankulkija — person strolling
  • French: promeneur — person strolling
  • Indonesian: pelangkah — person strolling
  • Indonesian: pemelangkah — person strolling
  • Irish: válcaeir — person strolling
  • Occitan: passejaire — person strolling
  • Occitan: campejaire — person strolling
  • Polish: spacerowicz — person strolling
  • Polish: spacerowiczka — person strolling
  • Russian: стра́нник (stránnik) — person strolling
  • Spanish: paseante — person strolling