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 Word Forms

• nonpassenger 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

The pilot, 41, and two other passengers, a 58-year-old woman and a boy, 10, suffered minor injuries.

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A 60-day cruise around Australia has been cancelled days after the death of an elderly female passenger who was left behind by the ship on a remote island.

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The agents later told police that after the truck blew a red light, they conducted a traffic stop and ordered the driver and front passenger out of the vehicle.

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At least three major U.S. airlines—Delta, United and American—and Air France and British Airways are among the carriers that offer premium hand-holding services for passengers at key airports.

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None of the passengers had any idea that a robot and a goose were watching from the weeds.

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Related Words

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