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

If the facial scanning technology can't verify your identity at the security checkpoint, passengers must use an acceptable physical identity document for identity verification. —Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025

Looking forward, Smith is optimistic that passenger and revenue growth will support continuing evolutions at Mesa Gateway. —Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The drastic lengths that one passenger went to in order to stop the people in front from reclining during a flight has sparked a debate about seat etiquette online. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

And now one company is rolling out new tools to help passengers save even more with unconventional airline itineraries. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 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