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

His criminal history includes convictions for felony grand larceny, felony aggravated DUI with a child passenger less than 16 years old, identify theft, and retail theft. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Now, São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport has welcomed the BTG Pactual Terminal, Latin America’s first fully independent private terminal built for commercial airline passengers. —Chris Dong, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

None of the 174 passengers on board was injured, Magliari said. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025

Mexico is the top foreign destination for Americans with more than 40 million passengers flying there last year. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 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