English

Noun

passenger ‎(plural passengers)

1. One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
   • 1915, George A. Birmingham, “chapter I”, in Gossamer (Project Gutenberg; EBook #24394), London: Methuen & Co., published 8 January 2013 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 558189256:

     It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the **** begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.

   • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

     A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

2. (falconry) A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
3. (obsolete) A passer-by; a wayfarer.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, V. iv. 15:

     These are my mates, that make their wills their law, / Have some unhappy passenger in chase.

Translations

Verb

passenger ‎(third-person singular simple present passengers, present participle passengering, simple past and past participle passengered)

1. (intransitive) To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.

See also

• driver
• rider