commuter
a person who commutes, especially between home and work.
of or for commuting; serving commuters: a commuter railroad.
of or relating to a flight, plane, or airline that carries passengers over relatively short distances and usually serves small communities.
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How to use commuter in a sentence
Most commuters spend relatively short periods of time waiting on platforms or riding subway trains.
Air pollution in US subway stations is disturbingly high | Kate Baggaley | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey each have hundreds of thousands of residents who usually commute to New York City and pay New York state income tax as well as a New York City commuter tax, but have been working remotely this past year.
Telework's tax mess: A permanent side effect of the pandemic | Erica Pandey | January 27, 2021 | AxiosSuch lanes could be used not just by commuters but also delivery services using cargo bikes, as they are in famously bike-friendly Amsterdam.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them | Patrick Lucas Austin | January 22, 2021 | TimeIt has three Metrorail stations, five Arlington Transit bus routes, nine WMATA bus routes, three commuter bus routes, two trailheads, a bus rapid-transit route that connects to Alexandria and spots of active sidewalks.
Coming in the next decade: National Landing adds buses, trains, sidewalks, streets | Patricia Sullivan | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe trolley, he said, would be used by passengers who were pre-cleared — like those who can use the SENTRI program’s commuter lanes to pass more quickly through ports of entry.
What a Locally Designed Border Might Look Like | Maya Srikrishnan | December 15, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
When one commuter stands to leave, a businessman outpaces a woman hauling a sizable shopping bag.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA rush of water spills from above, but not from the bottle of an absent-minded commuter or tipsy traveler.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result was a perfect storm of commuter congestion where “normal Caracas chaos became absolute mayhem.”
Who Will Maduro Blame for Venezuela’s Blackout This Time? | Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLocal vendors practically throw themselves in front of the commuter traffic, imploring passengers to take horse rides.
He was found barely alive in the woods near a commuter train line, still tied up, naked, and badly burned.
A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France | Tracy McNicoll | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the 5:37 should ever be stricken from the time-card the commuter would feel as if the light had been extinguished.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThe commuter finds his way up a steep road to his home on the hillside, his very own home.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThe Pennsylvania built the new station for through travel rather than for the commuter, at the outset.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThe Illinois Central has been very progressive in its methods of handling the commuter traffic.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThe club car is one of the most elaborate developments of the entire commuter idea.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
British Dictionary definitions for commuter
/ (kəˈmjuːtə) /
a person who travels to work over an appreciable distance, usually from the suburbs to the centre of a city
(as modifier): the commuter belt
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