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Hi,A stretcher is something paramedics, etc. use to carry a patient who is too ill or injured to walk....it is clear enough...A wheelbarrow is something we use to carry various heavy enough objects in the garden, etc.A handbarrow is another word for wheelbarrow? A typical handbarrow will have a wheel, right?What is the English for a tool (often used e.g. by construction workers) that looks like a "stretcher" (it too requires two labourers) but is used to carry various inanimate things?hope my question makes sense to you...mus-te

Enoon · Accepted Answer

A stretcher is for people. We know what a wheelbarrow is. The other thing that two people use to carry heavy objects is a handbarrow. You don't see the handbarrow much around here. I had to look the word up. A handbarrow is so called because it is moved by hand; it has no wheel. People sometimes shorten the word "wheelbarrow" to "barrow".

MalRey · Answer

MUSCOVITEA handbarrow is another word for wheelbarrow?

No.

MUSCOVITEA typical handbarrow will have a wheel, right?

No.

MUSCOVITEWhat is the English for a tool (often used e.g. by construction workers) that looks like a "stretcher" (it too requires two labourers) but is used to carry various inanimate things?

The word is "handbarrow" but you should be aware that it is a seldom used word (except, possibly, in specific industries or trades). I notice that you have used the BrE spelling of "laborer" so there is a possibility that "handbarrow" is more common in BrE. I've never heard the word used in ordinary conversation (AmE) nor have I ever read it in a book.

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