passenger
noun
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.
passengers
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pluralof passenger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Southwest is the biggest carrier of domestic passengers, but it is coming late to the lounge game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It reported 208.4 million passengers in fiscal 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"One thing is sure with Arsenal - everybody needs to run. You don't have any passengers in that team. This is how you win a title. You can see they are so good at it."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya's main international airport overnight as the latest strike by workers entered a second day on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was on the ground for less than ten minutes as seven passengers boarded.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
