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

Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026

American cruise ship passengers headed into quarantine for possible hantavirus exposure are traveling to a center in Nebraska that is the only facility of its kind. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026

But electric air taxis are taking test flights in New York City in hopes of delivering passengers to airports faster. —Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026

The plane, which was carrying 48 passengers and six crew members, landed safely. —Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 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