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passenger Definition

pas·sen·ger (pas′ən jər)

noun

  1. Rare wayfarer
  2. a person traveling in a train, bus, boat, automobile, etc., esp. one not involved in operating the conveyance

Etymology: ME passager < MFr < OFr passage, passage: the n is unhistoric, as in messenger

passenger Synonyms

passenger

n.

wayfarer, voyager, fellow traveler, fellow passenger, rider, customer, patron, fare, commuter, tourist, excursionist, pilgrim, wanderer, straphanger*; see also traveler.

passenger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • carry: The Glasgow City & District Railroad alone carried 15,000 passengers on its opening day!
  • accommodate: To accommodate passengers plenty of chances elaborate glyphs of it's the tourism.
  • depart: Arriving and departing passengers will be kept completely separate which should make for very easy transit.
  • handle: Flying Express Durham Tees Valley Airport is situated six miles east of Darlington and handles approximately one million passengers a year.

Adjective modifier

  • fellow: Fellow passengers on lots of history than a visitor.
  • disabled: On this service there are good facilities available for disabled passengers.
  • rear: Among the many features, rear passengers have access to an " Are we there yet?

Modifies a noun

  • ferry: Sark does not have its own airport nor does the harbor have the capacity to be reached by large passenger ferries.
  • train: Adrian's GER passenger train cattle wagon was added to the goods train.
  • seat: I rang the number from the passenger seat of the car to London.
  • airbag: The passenger front airbag can now be disarmed with a key.
  • compartment: You know the ones I mean, those doors that open directly into each passenger compartment from the platform.
  • transport: London Luton Airport ( a ) To increase passenger transport usage by passengers.

Preposition: per

annum: This airport with a potential capacity of 63.9 million passengers per annum proves just how out of control the aviation industry is.

Noun used with modifier

  • pillion: In 1994, 445 bikers and pillion passengers were killed, compared with 1,749 car drivers and their passengers.
  • rail: Derek Twigg, Rail Minister said: " These consultations are important in making sure these new franchises deliver improvements for rail passengers.
  • airline: Good news â EU-wide compensation rules for airline passengers came into force this week.
  • wheelchair: Established in the 1960s, Gowrings Mobility is the UK's leading manufacturer and supplier of wheelchair passenger vehicles.
  • transit: Transit passengers are advised to check transit regulations with the relevant Embassy or Consulate before traveling.
  • cruise: The PSA sighted Alaska as the cruise hot spot for 2004 with an increase of nearly 70 per cent in cruise passengers.