perambulator

[per-am-byuh-ley-ter] /pərˈæm byəˌleɪ tər/
noun
1.
baby carriage.
2.
an odometer pushed by a person walking.
3.
a person who makes a tour of inspection on foot.
Origin
1605-15; < Medieval Latin: inspector, surveyor; see perambulate, -tor
Examples from the web for perambulator
  • The world, peering into the royal perambulator, detected an ethereal quality.
  • At the end of four weeks a rubber tired perambulator in which it lies on pillows is proper.
British Dictionary definitions for perambulator

perambulator

/pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪtə/
noun
1.
a formal word for pram1
2.
a wheel-like instrument used by surveyors to measure distances
Word Origin and History for perambulator
n.

1610s, "one who perambulates," agent noun in Latin form from perambulate. Sense of "baby carriage" is first recorded 1856; often colloquially shortened to pram.