passenger
//ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə//
Forms
- Plural
- passengers
- present (v1)
- passenger
- past (v2)
- passengered
- past participle (v3)
- passengered
- present participle
- passengering
- 3rd person singular
- passengers
Definitions
1.One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
- It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.
2.Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.(informal)
3.A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
4.A moth, Dysgonia algira
1.To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2405
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).