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

Horvath said the subway has the potential to take about one-quarter of those 400,000 daily commuters out of their cars, off the 405 and onto public transit. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026

Córdoba, Spain — A commuter passenger train derailed in Gelida, near the Spanish city of Barcelona on Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring 37 people, a spokesperson for the regional government of Catalonia told CNN. —Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

Many of my students are commuters, more than half of them work part-time jobs and some work full time. —Ryan Gable, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

It is followed by scenes of Zhu rowing on a river, ice dancers Junfei Ren and Jianing Xing forming perfect circles on the rink, dog walkers strolling across a bridge and commuters in between. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 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