passenger

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

passenger - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it rider 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

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passenger

noun traveller, rider, fare, commuter, hitchhiker, pillion rider, fare payer

Translations

passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] n → pasajero/a, viajero/a

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passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] n → passager/ère

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

(in car) → Fahrgast m

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passenger [ˈpæsɪndʒəʳ] n → passeggero/a

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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，旅客