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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

/ ˈæɪԻə /

noun

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

      a passenger seat

  1. a member of a group or team who is a burden on the others through not participating fully in the work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·貹s· noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of passenger1

C14: from Old French passager passing, from passage 1
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Choice Extra, the priciest option of the bunch, is the only package offering passengers two free checked bags.

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The gang then opened fire on the remaining passengers, killing 10 Protestant workmen and seriously wounding another.

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"However, given the difficulties at several airports, we are offering all passengers with flights scheduled for today the option to reschedule their trip," it said.

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The male driver and the female passenger of the BMW 120 M Sport involved in the crash were not injured.

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Half an hour later, passengers left, only to find themselves stranded.

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