passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger ˈpa-sᵊn-jər 
often attributive
1
: wayfarer
2
: a traveler in a public or private conveyance
Example Sentences
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 Marc Wood of Frankfort, KY and passenger William Salyer of Staffordsville, KY were also injured in the crash, according to the ET. 
Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Eebbers, the adorable 11-year-old Vizsla-Labrador mix, has been working in passenger screening at the Minneapolis-St. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022 The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly. USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Creating a passenger rail station in Newington has been a controversial topic for years, particularly when the state transportation department put in CTfastrak busway stations at Newington Junction and at Cedar Street. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Many Pentagon windows remained in one piece—even those just above the point of impact from the Boeing 757 passenger plane. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 The new plant, which will add to BYD’s manufacturing base in China and its bus factory in California, is expected to deliver 150,000 passenger EVs in 2024, according to a statement from WHA group. Selina Cheng, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Building on the original footprint Preparing for future passenger volume takes years of planning and construction. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 There's no specific date for completion of the $745 million project, funded through rental car customer and airline passenger facility charges. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 See More
Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Eebbers, the adorable 11-year-old Vizsla-Labrador mix, has been working in passenger screening at the Minneapolis-St. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022 The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly. USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Creating a passenger rail station in Newington has been a controversial topic for years, particularly when the state transportation department put in CTfastrak busway stations at Newington Junction and at Cedar Street. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Many Pentagon windows remained in one piece—even those just above the point of impact from the Boeing 757 passenger plane. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 The new plant, which will add to BYD’s manufacturing base in China and its bus factory in California, is expected to deliver 150,000 passenger EVs in 2024, according to a statement from WHA group. Selina Cheng, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Building on the original footprint Preparing for future passenger volume takes years of planning and construction. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 There's no specific date for completion of the $745 million project, funded through rental car customer and airline passenger facility charges. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger ˈpa-sᵊn-jər
: someone riding on or in a vehicle
passengers
noun
as in travelers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- travelers
- travellers
- sightseers
- hobos
- migrants
- hoboes
- lingerers
- bums
- tramps
- loiterers
- vagrants
- sojourners
- stragglers
- amblers
- transients
- gypsies
- wanderers
- wayfarers
- saunterers
- nomads
- drifters
- laggards
- roamers
- strollers
- knockabouts
- maunderers
- vagabonds
- rovers
- gadabouts
- ramblers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- residents
- inhabitants
- settlers
- dwellers
- denizens
- homebodies
- habitants