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passenger

  • noun
  • pas·sen·ger
  • /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

Other meanings

  1. A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.

  2. A moth, Dysgonia algira

Synonyms

  • rider

Related words

  • copassenger
  • passengerless
  • preighter
  • foot passenger
  • passenger dedicated line
  • passenger car
  • passenger kilometer
  • passenger mile
  • passenger pigeon
  • passenger princess
  • passenger seat
  • passenger ship

Word history

From Old French "passagier".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “passenger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.