commuter
noun
com·mut·er
kə-ˈmyü-tər 
1
: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)
2
: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule
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The city also has the 27 station and three-line Baku Metro that carries over a half million commuters daily.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Designed as a scenic byway—not a commuter route—the highway is free of billboards, gas stations, and businesses.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
The history of the flying car has had one or two successes—including the Aerocar which made it into production, barely, in the 1950s, and of course, The Jetsons’ famous bubble-top commuter—but most attempts have failed over the years.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
That’s how transit used to work in Chicago too, before austerity dwindled capacity to a focus on commuters.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Designed as a scenic byway—not a commuter route—the highway is free of billboards, gas stations, and businesses.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
The history of the flying car has had one or two successes—including the Aerocar which made it into production, barely, in the 1950s, and of course, The Jetsons’ famous bubble-top commuter—but most attempts have failed over the years.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
That’s how transit used to work in Chicago too, before austerity dwindled capacity to a focus on commuters.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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