pushcart

noun

push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart or barrow pushed by hand

Examples of pushcart in a Sentence

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The shopping cart icon reflects our collective journey from physical pushcarts to digital commerce. Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 On half the corners in downtown New York, there’s a hustler with a pushcart or a folding table hawking knockoff Gucci bags and Margiela shades. Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024 Their father, Felice Glorioso, was a Sicilian immigrant who worked on Commission Row, in the Historic Third Ward, selling produce from a pushcart. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024 Food vending licenses cost $50 in application fees, but an additional permit is needed to operate mobile units that food is sold from, like pushcarts. Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pushcart 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pushcart was in 1853

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“Pushcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushcart. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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pushcart

noun
push·​cart ˈpu̇sh-ˌkärt How to pronounce pushcart (audio)
: a cart pushed by hand

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