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

The balloon rides will last around 6 hours, but will not take passengers all the way to space. —Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 13 July 2024

The collision also injured three other passengers, ranging from 33 to 54 years old. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024

Representatives for the airline filed the request on July 10 with the Department of Transportation to operate the direct flight on an Airbus A350-900 which can accommodate 334 passengers. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the Piper carrying Roger Beggs and his four passengers took off from Oneonta at 1:40 p.m. —Thomas Lake, CNN, 12 July 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