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

He was officially charged with boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory and seriously injuring two other passengers. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

He's also accused of slapping a nearby female passenger and trying to hit a crew member. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and that the Kenyan pilot was also killed. —CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025

However, in the United States, there are no federal guidelines that dictate how much or when airlines must reimburse passengers, which makes things murky. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025

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