handcart

noun

hand·​cart ˈhan(d)-ˌkärt How to pronounce handcart (audio)
: a cart drawn or pushed by hand

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Delivery guys squeeze by with their handcarts; kids dodge and weave on their scooters; dogs sniff near her ankles and move on. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Celeste joined the queue, stepping gingerly around handcarts and baby strollers and small clusters of men and women wrapped in blankets, their belongings stacked beside them on the concrete. — CBS News, 14 Nov. 2025 Boyum pulled a handcart holding six, four-gallon water containers. — John Tuohy, IndyStar, 9 June 2025 In the foreground of one, men in high rubber boots tromp along a wet pier, some wheeling handcarts. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for handcart

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of handcart was in 1640

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“Handcart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcart. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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