Ambulator
to walk about or move from place to place.
historical examples
and the novelty of the ambulator bands on pedestrian levels was still strong for native new yorkers.
the telenizer don thompson
verb
(intransitive) to wander about or move from one place to another
v.
1620s, from latin ambulatus, past participle of ambulare “to walk” (see amble). related: ambulated; ambulating.
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