COMMUTER

commuter, commuter train

(noun) a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another

commuter

(noun) someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

commuter (plural commuters)

One who commutes (etymology 1).

A person who regularly travels from one place to another, typically to work.

(US, informal) A piece of transportation equipment used for the transportation of such persons.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mut"er, n.

Definition: One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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