PASSENGER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

passenger

noun

Definition of passenger

as in traveler

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Recent Examples of passenger Still, both fares and the passenger counts exceeded Southwest's expectations. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 An image of the vehicle shows its shattered right front passenger window. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Kohen’s mother, whom her lawyer identified as Vellesiya Wiley, was a passenger. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 With respect to Kapoor, Economou should have paid more attention to the epiphanies of his own film; the rollercoaster of Smith’s life will always be a curio, but that doesn’t mean that every passenger on it has a story worth telling. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passenger

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Avianca recommends travelers complete the statement in advance.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
PwC noted in a recent report that as many as one third of holiday travelers plan to forgo air travel altogether this year.

— , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of traveler

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Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
The famous ski run ends at the Montenvers Railway, which has carried skiers and sightseers from the end of the glacier back to the village of Chamonix since 1909.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sightseer

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