commuter
noun
com·mut·er kə-ˈmyü-tər 
1
: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)
2
: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Today the subway is part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (which includes bus, commuter rail and travel by ferry). 
Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Coastal commuter rail has long been planned for South Florida. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Mayor Michelle Wu waited on the platform with her sons before riding the commuter rail from Roslindale Village to the Back Bay on Saturday. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 In addition to taking on education, Bicking wants to reinvigorate and expand the state’s public transportation system to provide a statewide commuter rail that decreases reliance on motor vehicles. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 When the depot was originally conceived, there were hopes that use might include trains to downtown or even a commuter rail to the Mat-Su and beyond. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022 Chicago’s commuter-rail system, Metra, warned the STB that mandated reciprocal switching could cause more traffic delays in the Windy City’s dense railway network. Dominic Pino, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 Who would become the commuter-rail system’s permanent parent and keep its trains in good repair and on schedule after the state transportation department steps aside. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Feb. 2022 Those commuter-rail incentives are projected to cost about $12 million during the four-month program, according to Minton. Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2021 See More
Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Coastal commuter rail has long been planned for South Florida. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Mayor Michelle Wu waited on the platform with her sons before riding the commuter rail from Roslindale Village to the Back Bay on Saturday. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 In addition to taking on education, Bicking wants to reinvigorate and expand the state’s public transportation system to provide a statewide commuter rail that decreases reliance on motor vehicles. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 When the depot was originally conceived, there were hopes that use might include trains to downtown or even a commuter rail to the Mat-Su and beyond. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022 Chicago’s commuter-rail system, Metra, warned the STB that mandated reciprocal switching could cause more traffic delays in the Windy City’s dense railway network. Dominic Pino, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 Who would become the commuter-rail system’s permanent parent and keep its trains in good repair and on schedule after the state transportation department steps aside. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Feb. 2022 Those commuter-rail incentives are projected to cost about $12 million during the four-month program, according to Minton. Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1