pushcart

American  

[poosh-kahrt] / ˈpʊʃˌkɑrt /

noun

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

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pushcart British  

/ ˈpʊʃˌkɑːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pushcart

First recorded in 1890–95; push + cart

Example Sentences

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pushcart

Carl Karcher, who parlayed a single hot dog pushcart into a chain of more than 1,000 fast-food restaurants bearing his name, died Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Dutch Bros started in 1992 with two brothers’ coffee pushcart in the small southern Oregon town of Grants Pass.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

He started by selling two kinds of pizza out of a pushcart to factory workers before opening his restaurant in 1925.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023

“The pickings were slim, so to speak. But I’m grateful I got some stuff,” said Melt as she packed her food items into a pushcart, preparing for a bus ride home.

From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2022

She points at the blackboard propped against the wheel of the man's pushcart, with a long list of items scribbled on it.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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