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pas·sen·ger  (psn-jr)
n.
1. A person who travels in a conveyance, such as a car or train, without participating in its operation.
2. Informal A person who participates only passively in an activity.
3. A wayfarer or traveler.

[Middle English passinger, alteration of passager, from Old French passageor, from passager, passing, from passage, passage; see passage1.]

passenger
Noun
1. a person travelling in a vehicle driven by someone else
2. Brit & NZ a member of a team who does not take an equal share of the work: you'll have to pull your weight - we can't afford passengers [Old French passager passing]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.passengerpassenger - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
commuter - someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
fare - a paying (taxi) passenger
hitchhiker - a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
stowaway - a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
straphanger - a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support

passenger
noun traveller, rider, fare, commuter, hitchhiker, pillion rider, fare payer
Translations
passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] npasajero/a, viajero/a

passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] npassager/ère

passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] n (in boat, plane) → Passagier m;
(in car) → Fahrgast m

passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] npasseggero/a

passenger
n passenger [ˈpӕsindʒə]
a person who travels in any vehicle, boat, aeroplane etc (not the driver or anyone working there) a passenger on a train; (also adjective ) a passenger train. passasier راكِب، مُسافِر пътник cestující; osobní passager; passager- der Passagier; Passagier-... επιβάτης pasajero reisija, reisi- مسافر matkustaja (de) passager/-ère נוֹסֵע यात्री putnik utas penumpang farþegi passeggero 乗客 승객, 여객 keleivis; keleivinis pasažieris; pasažieru- penumpang passagier passasjer(-), reisende pasażer passageiro pa­sa­ger; de pasageri пассажир cestujúci; osobný potnik putnik passagerare ผู้โดยสาร yolcu 乘客,旅客 пасажир مسافر hành khách 乘客


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Whenever the leader made this rattle, the passenger started, as a nervous passenger might, and was disturbed in mind.
The passenger accosted him, and held out what seemed to be a letter.
Does a passenger ever feel the life of the ship in which he is being carried like a sort of honoured bale of highly sensitive goods?
 
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