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

Zampella was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene, while the passenger was ejected and later died at a hospital, per NBC4. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

Trump is mentioned repeatedly, including as a passenger on Epstein's private plane. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

Captain Beau Brant, an Airbus A-320 pilot, is spending some of his shifts this holiday season playing piano for passengers at Denver International Airport. —Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

One update followed an April crash involving an unoccupied robotaxi and a passenger vehicle in Las Vegas. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 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