commuter

noun

com·​mut·​er kə-ˈmyü-tər 

1

: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)

2

: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule

Examples of commuter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Long Island Railroad workers may go on strike as soon as Saturday, May 16, the time is now for commuters to prepare. —Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 14 May 2026

For comparison’s sake, commuters in Los Angeles racked up 88 hours, and Bostonians lost 79 hours annually stopping and starting. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

Talks between the Long Island Rail Road and the coalition of five unions representing nearly 3,500 LIRR workers continued again on Wednesday, as the window to avoid a strike that would shut down the nation’s busiest commuter railroad narrowed. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

All of this comes as commuters are adjusting to new LIRR train schedules that started this week. —Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing commuter

• commuter rail
• commuter train

Rhymes for commuter

• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter
• suitor