English Explanatory Dictionary

passenger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
  2. Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
  3. A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
  4. A migratory bird, a bird of passage.
  5. A passer-by; a wayfarer.
  6. A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat.
  7. A moth, Dysgonia algira
  8. Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.
verb
  1. To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/ /ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒə/ /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/ en-us-passenger.ogg

Word forms

passenger passengers passengering passengered

Etymology

From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).

Synonyms

inmate

Related words

driver rider

Derived words

blind passenger chance passenger copassenger foot passenger non-passenger nonpassenger passenger car passenger compartment passenger dedicated line passenger kilometer passengerless passenger liner passenger mile passenger pigeon passenger princess passenger seat passenger ship passenger-side passenger train passenger virus preighter way passenger
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