stroller

stroller
   Irish
   a habitual itinerant
   But not on the stroll:
    You'll not trick me, stroller. I saw you pull up and there's no-one with you. (O'Donoghue, 1988 — addressing a lone gypsy)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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  • Stroller — Nom Stroller Naissance 1950 Cavalier Marion Coakes Mould Stroller était un champion poney de sport irlandais, Pur sang anglais croisé Connemara, concourant en saut d obstacles. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stroller — Stroll er, n. One who strolls; a vagrant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stroller — (n.) child s push chair, 1920, agent noun from STROLL (Cf. stroll) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stroller — [strō′lər] n. 1. a person who saunters 2. a) a wanderer; esp., an itinerant actor b) a vagrant ☆ 3. a light, chairlike baby carriage, usually collapsible, with openings for the legs at the front …   English World dictionary

  • stroller — n. (esp. AE) to push a stroller (BE has pushchair) * * * [ strəʊlə] (esp. AE) to push a stroller (BE has pushchair) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stroller — UK [ˈstrəʊlə(r)] / US [ˈstroʊlər] noun [countable] Word forms stroller : singular stroller plural strollers 1) someone who is strolling 2) American a pushchair for small children …   English dictionary

  • stroller — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑pushchair ADJECTIVE ▪ baby ▪ double VERB + STROLLER ▪ push ▪ parents pushing strollers …   Collocations dictionary

  • stroller — [[t]stro͟ʊlə(r)[/t]] strollers N COUNT A stroller is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around. [AM] (in BRIT, use pushchair) …   English dictionary

  • stroller — /ˈstroʊlə / (say strohluh) noun 1. a person taking a walk or a stroll. 2. an itinerant performer. 3. Also, pushchair; Chiefly Victoria, Tasmania, SA and WA, pusher. a light collapsible chair on wheels, used for carrying small children. 4. →… …  

  • Stroller (horse) — Stroller (1950 1986) the only pony to compete at the Olympics in Show Jumping.* Color: Bay * Markings: Star, near hind sock * Height: 14.2 hh approx. * Sex: Gelding * Breed: Irish Sport Horse * Breeding: By a Thoroughbred out of a Connemara pony… …   Wikipedia

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