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passenger.

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/General-American/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/General-American
  1. One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

  2. Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.

    UK · informal
  3. A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.

  4. A migratory bird, a bird of passage.

    obsolete
  5. A passer-by; a wayfarer.

    obsolete
  6. A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat.

    obsolete
  7. A moth, Dysgonia algira

  8. Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.

Where this word comes from

From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).

verb/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/General-American/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/General-American
  1. To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).

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