stroller

American  

[stroh-ler] / ˈstroʊ lər /

noun

strollers plural

1. a person who takes a leisurely walk; saunterer.

2. a wanderer; vagrant.

3. an itinerant performer.

4. a four-wheeled, often collapsible, chairlike carriage in which small children are pushed.

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stroller British  

/ ˈstrəʊlə /

noun

1. a usually collapsible chair-shaped carriage in which a small child may be wheeled Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) buggy 1 pushchair

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• strollers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of stroller

First recorded in 1600–10; stroll + -er ¹

Explanation

A stroller is a small carriage with wheels meant for pushing a baby or toddler around. For a baby, there is no better ride than a stroller. There are two main meanings of the noun stroller: a person who strolls, and a parenting appliance that to many English speakers in the world is called a pram or a pushchair. A long-forgotten copywriter at Sears & Roebuck is probably responsible for the latter meaning; its first appearances are in the catalogs of that company. As for stroll, the underlying verb: it's a German import, though ultimately of uncertain origin.

Example Sentences

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stroller strollers

On this day, a stroller would be auctioned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

Underneath, a beautiful, airbrushed woman pushing a stroller turns to see a man in military uniform and throws her arms around his neck in tears.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office helped load a baby stroller and bouncy swing into the couple’s car.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

Olha Kosova’s husband is in the military, and the power cuts made it hard to heave the heavy stroller up to the fourth floor and heat water to bathe her 1-year-old daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Dad asked me, catching me serenading Teddy as I pushed him around the kitchen in his stroller in a vain attempt to get him to nap.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Sippy cups, strollers, slings, bottles—young children are almost endlessly accessorizable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Joggers, cyclists and casual strollers still flock to them daily, despite the risk of bombardment.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

When Americans once again believe their best years—and the country’s—lie ahead, we may see more strollers in our parks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

The trash they painstakingly remove — plastic water bottles, discarded baby strollers, Taco Bell bags — eventually re-appears, sometimes in a day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

Through sidewalk traffic of business-suit dudes, packs of joggers, camera-strapped tourists, women on cell phones pushing double-decker strollers.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña