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

Court documents filed in December by the Department of Justice as part of a civil lawsuit brought last year by the family of a passenger killed on flight 5342 show the US government admitting failures by the Black Hawk pilots and a controller in the Reagan National Airport tower. —Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

In addition to the plate readers, cellular site analysis and surveillance cameras helped law enforcement identify Le as a passenger in the car. —Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026

Quayle said that among passengers originating in Chicago, United gets 50% while American gets 31%. —Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Those numbers are a considerable improvement compared to Saturday, when all passenger flights were cancelled into and out of Clinton National. —Anne Li, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 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 rail
• passenger seat
• passenger train

Kids Definition

passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpas-ᵊn-jər 

: a person riding in or on a vehicle