/ˈpæsɪndʒə/
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Meaning
A person who travels in a car, bus, train, plane, or ship but does not drive it.
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Word origin
From Old French passager, meaning passing or a traveller, with an n added later, as in messenger.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- passager
- English cognates
- pass, passage
Grammar
Examples
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Passengers are the people riding, not the driver.
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The passenger seat is the front seat beside the driver.
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On trains and planes, the travellers are called passengers.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 11: passenger, navy, guide and 7 more words.