passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpa-sᵊn-jər 

often attributive

1

: wayfarer

2

: a traveler in a public or private conveyance

Examples of passenger in a Sentence

There were two passengers in the car in addition to the driver.

There's no room for passengers on this project; everybody must do his share of the work.

Recent Examples on the Web

And then the right-side touchscreen display, which converts a passive front-seat passenger into a useful co-pilot able to control a range of systems, including navigation, comms, audio and more. —Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

Last year, a record-breaking 83.9 million passengers passed through. —Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025

Dowell, the front-seat passenger in the car, was paralysed from the chest down. —Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025

Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports, transported 83.9 million passengers in 2024 alone. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English passager, from Anglo-French, from passage path, way, passage, from passer

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing passenger

• passenger car
• passenger pigeon
• passenger rail
• passenger seat
• passenger train

Kids Definition

passenger

noun

pas·​sen·​ger ˈpas-ᵊn-jər 

: a person riding in or on a vehicle