passenger

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒɚ/ or /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒə/ or /ˈpæsənd͡ʒə/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: pas‧sen‧ger

Noun

Singular passenger

Plural passengers

1. (countable) A passenger is a person who is riding a vehicle—not the driver.

   The boat can carry 101 passengers at more than 80 km/h across waves 1.5 m high.

   The driver was killed in the car accident, but the two passengers were unharmed.

   Both passenger trains and freight trains use the same tracks.