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 passenger, 33-year-old Claudia Balmaseda Orellanes of Coral Gables, was found dead. —Anna McAllister, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

The 15-time major champion was able to pull himself out of the passenger's side and didn't appear to suffer any significant injuries as a result of the accident. —Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked. —Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

At other airports, like Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, passengers had previously been advised to allot at least four hours for screening, though the airport showed much shorter security wait times on its website as of Monday morning, all under five minutes. —Mason Leib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 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