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

On passenger airplanes alone, the Federal Aviation Administration has tracked nearly 200 thermal-runaway incidents since 2024. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

As a way to fuel fans with the return of football, DraftKings will be offering free gas, while supplies last, to passenger vehicles at select gas stations in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Detroit. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Eight people died when the passenger ferry Filo Jet, which was carrying 267 passengers and crew, capsized and sank after leaving Kyrenia, a port in northern Cyprus, for Tasucu, Turkey, on Sunday afternoon. — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The ship will sail in the Caribbean for the winter season, replacing the nearly 5,100-passenger MSC Seaview, which the cruise line will send to South America, according to a news release. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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 princess
• passenger rail
• passenger seat
• passenger train

Kids Definition

passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpas-ᵊn-jər 

: a person riding in or on a vehicle