passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpa-sᵊn-jər 

often attributive

1

: wayfarer

2

: a traveler in a public or private conveyance

Examples of passenger in a Sentence

There were two passengers in the car in addition to the driver.

There's no room for passengers on this project; everybody must do his share of the work.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, maritime crews put themselves in harm’s way over and over, pointing their bows back toward ground zero to pick up still more passengers desperate to escape Manhattan Island. —Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024

Cruising Altitude:Why air rage on airplanes is every traveler's problem Unruly passenger behavior has been a major issue at U.S. airlines in recent years as well, and the Federal Aviation Administration referred 43 such incidents to the Department of Justice in the last year. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024

Experts like CarGurus deputy editor Matt Smith and Chicco child passenger safety technician Joshua Dilts offered ABC News valuable advice on the essentials for staying safe on the road. —Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024

On a busy Texas highway days before the 2020 election, former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis used her phone to record the scene unfolding around the Biden-Harris campaign bus: a convoy of Donald Trump supporters weaving close while her fellow passengers called 911 asking for help. —Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English passager, from Anglo-French, from passage path, way, passage, from passer

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing passenger

• passenger car
• passenger pigeon
• passenger rail
• passenger seat
• passenger train

Kids Definition

passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpas-ᵊn-jər 

: a person riding in or on a vehicle