Passenger Carrying Train Noun ˈpæsɪndʒə(R ˈpæsɪndʒər Airline/Cruise/Rail/Bus I

• airline/cruise/rail/bus passengers
• i soon got talking to a fellow passenger on the flight.
• the boat was carrying more than 100 passengers.
• a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods)

passenger

1. a person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it or working on it
• airline/cruise/rail/bus passengers
• I soon got talking to a fellow passenger on the flight.
• The boat was carrying more than 100 passengers.
• a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods)

Extra Examples

• A taxi was picking up a passenger outside the hotel.
• Flight 717 began boarding passengers.
• The bus stopped to let its passengers off.
• The ship can accommodate 450 passengers.
• Will all passengers for Frankfurt please go to Gate 21.
• first-class passengers
• A queue of foot passengers were waiting to board the boat.
• Airline passengers face steep rises in fares.
• Passengers were left stranded for three hours when their train broke down.
• There is no airbag on the passenger side.
• The driver walked around and opened the passenger door.
2. a member of a group or team who does not do as much work as the others
• The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from the Old French adjective passager ‘passing, transitory’, used as a noun, from passage, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.