passenger

[ pas-uhn-jer ]

noun

1. a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.
2. a wayfarer; traveler.

passenger

/ ˈpæsɪndʒə /

noun

1. 1. a person travelling in a car, train, boat, etc, not driven by him
   2. ( as modifier )

      a passenger seat

2. a member of a group or team who is a burden on the others through not participating fully in the work

Other Words From

• non·passen·ger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of passenger¹

1300–50; Middle English passager < Middle French, noun use of passag ( i ) er (adj.) passing, temporary; passage ¹, -ier ²; for -n- messenger, harbinger, scavenger, popinjay

Word History and Origins

Origin of passenger¹

C14: from Old French passager passing, from passage ¹

Example Sentences

A click sends a user to a statement, a list of passenger nationalities, emergency call-center numbers, and other information.

From The Daily Beast

The Italian navy tweeted regular updates of the saved-to-stranded passenger ratio.

From The Daily Beast

Alexander and Adorno were doing what they could to save the officer on the passenger side, Liu.

From The Daily Beast

Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.

From The Daily Beast

Terrorists against Cuba who had once shot down passenger jets later found safe haven in Miami.

From The Daily Beast

We were about nine hours of fair daylight traversing 160 miles of level or descending grade, with a light passenger train.

From Project Gutenberg

There were only seventeen stations on the whole line, over which the first passenger train ran on Sept. 17.

From Project Gutenberg

Neutral passenger-steamers were allowed to take away refugees other than Spanish subjects.

From Project Gutenberg

It possesses, however, one advantage; it warns the foot passenger, and affords him time to get out of the way.

From Project Gutenberg

A passenger who stands on a platform or on the steps of a street car, when there is room inside, assumes all the risks himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• commuter
• customer
• fare
• patron
• pilgrim
• rider
• tourist
• traveler