Definition of passenger
1 : wayfarer
2 : a traveler in a public or private conveyance
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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 of passenger from the Web
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Flight 128 was about 10 minutes into a flight from Melbourne when the man walked from his economy seat to the cockpit door clutching an electronic device and threatening to blow up the plane, creating panic among passengers.
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The driver of the Accord and a 47-year-old male passenger were taken a Hospital and treated for injuries that weren’t life-threatening.
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Authorities said he and his passenger were not injured, although Cline planned to get checked out by a doctor Tuesday afternoon, said his wife, Tasha Mills.
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Another passenger was launching into a tirade against two teenage girls, one wearing a hijab.
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British Airways was still grappling on Monday with the impact of a major technical failure over the weekend, which has led to hundreds of flights being canceled and affected around 75,000 passengers.
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The breakdown, which also affected call centers, prevented passengers from rebooking or from retrieving luggage that had already been loaded onto their planes.
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Other passengers chased him from a distance and called 911.
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For safety, these heavy things need to be on the floor in front of the front passenger seat or the rear seats.
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Origin and Etymology of passenger
Middle English passager, from Anglo-French, from passage path, way, passage, from passer
First Known Use: 14th century
PASSENGER Defined for English Language Learners
passenger
playDefinition of passenger for English Language Learners
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: a person who is traveling from one place to another in a car, bus, train, ship, airplane, etc., and who is not driving or working on it
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: a person in a group who does not do as much work as others
PASSENGER Defined for Kids
passenger
playDefinition of passenger for Students
: someone riding on or in a vehicle
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