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 Words From

• non·passen·ger 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 and passenger of the Cessna aircraft, owned by First Take Aviation LLC, were able to exit safely after the crash before firefighters arrived.

From Los Angeles Times

Fuzzy night-time footage shows the bear spending about 30-45 seconds in the car, rummaging around the front and back, before falling out of the open passenger door.

From BBC

Passenger watchdog Transport Focus has pleaded for train companies to treat passengers more fairly when they make mistakes.

From BBC

Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince.

From BBC

Catamarans consist of two parallel hulls connected by a single deck, and range from lightweight boats used in Olympic sailing, to huge passenger ferries.

From BBC

Related Words

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