passenger
Americannoun
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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.
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a wayfarer; traveler.
noun
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a person travelling in a car, train, boat, etc, not driven by him
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( as modifier )
a passenger seat
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a member of a group or team who is a burden on the others through not participating fully in the work
Other Word Forms
- nonpassenger noun
Etymology
Origin of passenger
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
Example Sentences
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Most of the 18 passengers were teachers from Hanoi on a charity trip to Lao Cai province, where the accident occurred on a long downhill stretch in Phinh Ho commune.
From Barron's
The passengers, whose nationality was not revealed, were all taken to Gavdos.
From Barron's
The captain told passengers he was owed five months' salary, and said "this plane isn't leaving until they pay us what they owe us," according to a video cited by local media.
From Barron's
The airline said passengers were disembarked and taken to the terminal after a "technical problem" with the plane.
From BBC
A female passenger in the car also suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, Lincolnshire Police said.
From BBC
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