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.
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All passengers and crew were safely deplaned and the aircraft was searched.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Small-ship expedition cruises accounted for around two-thirds of all sailings, and the United States stood out with nearly triple the number of passengers as the next most popular country of origin.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Since 2016, Musk has been promising Tesla investors, customers and fans that the company is about a year away from delivering a self-driving car that’s capable of transporting passengers safely without human interventions, or a human at the steering wheel.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Plans for a high-speed passenger service between the Twin Cities and Duluth have run out of steam after the Minnesota Legislature voted to redirect $77 million in funding from the Northern Lights Express rail project.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Small-ship expedition cruises accounted for around two-thirds of all sailings, and the United States stood out with nearly triple the number of passengers as the next most popular country of origin.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Since 2016, Musk has been promising Tesla investors, customers and fans that the company is about a year away from delivering a self-driving car that’s capable of transporting passengers safely without human interventions, or a human at the steering wheel.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Plans for a high-speed passenger service between the Twin Cities and Duluth have run out of steam after the Minnesota Legislature voted to redirect $77 million in funding from the Northern Lights Express rail project.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for passenger
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“Passenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger
ˈpas-ᵊn-jər
: a person riding in or on a vehicle
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