perambulantadj.
/pəˈrambjᵿlənt/, /pəˈrambjᵿln̩t/, U.S. /pəˈræmbjəl(ə)nt/ Perambulating; able to perambulate; strolling, itinerant.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective]
walkingc1390
arrant1550
ambulatory1604
itinerating1611
itinerary1617
stray1620
strolling1621
itineral1627
itineratea1628
perambulatory1650
peregrinatory1773
obambulatory1855
perambulant1865
perambulating1926
1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism II. vi. 331 The poor found congenial recreation in..fairs, dances, perambulant musicians.
1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 21 Dec. 703/1 The twilight of literature in which he..did perambulant business as a bookseller.
1937 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 57 341 The temporal motion is indicated..by repetitions of the central architectural form..visible in succession to the perambulant spectator.
1967 Times 1 Nov. 8/3 The children do enjoy..walks (for those who are perambulant).
2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Nov. (Travel section) 1 A vast perambulant city of sheep, camels and people passing like wraiths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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