passenger

noun, pas·sen·ger often attributive \ˈpa-s^ən-jər\

: a person who is traveling from one place to another in a car, bus, train, ship, airplane, etc., and who is not driving or working on it

: a person in a group who does not do as much work as others

Full Definition of PASSENGER

: a traveler in a public or private conveyance

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

First Known Use: 14th century

PASSENGER Defined for Kids

noun pas·sen·ger \ˈpa-s^ən-jər\

: someone riding on or in a vehicle

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