Passenger Meaning
/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
nounSomebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
Sentence Examples
There is a limit of two pieces of luggage for each passenger.
A passenger fainted, but the stewardess brought him round.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ship's captain welcomed each new ____ aboard the vessel before departure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ fell asleep shortly after takeoff and did not wake until the plane began its descent.
Word Origin & History
From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy."
— 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
"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."
— 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
"Meander, thou my faithfull Counſellor,
Declare the cauſe of my conceiued griefe,
Which is (God knowes) about that Tamburlaine:
That like a Foxe in midſt of harueſt time,
Dooth pray vppon my flockes of Passengers: […]"
— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:
"These are my mates, that make their wills their law, / Have some unhappy passenger in chase."
— c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv], line 15:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ship's captain welcomed each new ____ aboard the vessel before departure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ fell asleep shortly after takeoff and did not wake until the plane began its descent.