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PASSENGER
passenger, rider
(noun) a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
passenger (plural passengers)
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
(falconry) A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
(obsolete) A passer-by; a wayfarer.
Verb
passenger (third-person singular simple present passengers, present participle passengering, simple past and past participle passengered)
(intransitive) To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pas"sen*ger, n. Etym: [OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]
1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.
2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. Passenger falcon (Zoƶl.), a migratory hawk. Ainsworth.
– Passenger pigeon (Zoƶl.), the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes migratorius), so called on account of its extensive migrations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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