Words / A2

PAS-inj-uh/ˈpæsɪndʒə/

A passenger travels in a vehicle but does not drive it: bus passengers, a passenger seat, passenger train. Driver and pilot are the people in control; customer is a buyer in a shop. Passenger is countable. A passenger list names who is on board. Do not call a walker or cyclist a passenger.

Meaning

A person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it.

Examples

• “The passengers waited for the train.”
• “All passengers must wear a seat belt.”
• “The ferry can carry 200 passengers.”

Good to know

a passenger on a bus / train / plane. Contrast: driver. Countable.

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