English Explanatory Dictionary

commuter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who commutes (etymology 1).
  2. A person who regularly travels between two places.
  3. To and from work and home.
  4. Using public transport.
  5. Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)

Pronunciation

/kəˈmjuːtɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commuter.wav

Word forms

commuter commuters

Etymology

From commute + -er.

Related words

commuting

Derived words

commuter belt commuter bus commuterdom commuterliner commuter marriage commuter rail commuter town cybercommuter megacommuter noncommuter reverse commuter supercommuter telecommuter uncommuted

Translations

Dutch: forens Dutch: pendelaar Finnish: työmatkalainen Finnish: pendelöijä French: navetteur French: pendulaire German: Pendler Hungarian: ingázó Indonesian: pengelaju Indonesian: komuter Italian: pendolare Norwegian Bokmål: pendler Norwegian Nynorsk: pendlar Polish: dojeżdżający Romanian: navetist Serbo-Croatian: dnevni cirkulant Serbo-Croatian: cirkulant Spanish: viajero diario Spanish: trabajador pendular Spanish: migrante pendular Spanish: viajero pendular Spanish: cercanista Swedish: pendlare Swedish: pendel
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