pushcart

[poosh-kahrt]

noun

1. any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.

pushcart

/ ˈpʊʃˌkɑːt /

noun

1. Also called: barrow. a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors

Word History and Origins

Origin of pushcart¹

First recorded in 1890–95; push + cart

Example Sentences

Her father, who had a business selling food from pushcarts in New York City parks, later managed the Bear Mountain Inn, near West Point in New York state.

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You may think you’ve seen the worst of ICE’s commercials touting their crusade against your local pushcart vendor and car wash employee.

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His paintings range from the abstract to the figurative — flowers, laborers, bicycles, pushcarts.

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Vagabonds shouted at one another and rammed their pushcarts for position in the makeshift settlement.

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There were the little kids playing hide-and-seek between the pushcarts piled high with fruits and vegetables.

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