commuter
noun
com·mut·er
kə-ˈmyü-tər 
1
: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)
2
: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule
Examples of commuter in a Sentence
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Metro has come under intense pressure to improve safety for commuters, many of whom don’t feel safe on trains and buses and in stations.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But within minutes, according to satellite data that tracks vessel traffic, the 984-foot (300-meter) Dali began to drift out of its lane and veered more sharply before slamming into one of the main pillars of the bridge, which is a critical conduit for Baltimore truckers and commuters.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The sudden loss of a highway that carries 30,000 vehicles a day and the disruption of the vital port will affect not only thousands of dockworkers and commuters but also U.S. consumers who are likely to feel the impact of shipping delays.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The Key Bridge was a critical piece of infrastructure for the city of Baltimore, with a four-lane span over a stretch of the Patapsco River that was about 1.6 miles long and served some 30,000 commuters daily.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
School buses contracted with the New York City Department of Education, buses providing scheduled commuter services open to the public, commuter vans licensed with the Taxi and Limousine Commission and specialized government vehicles will also be exempt.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The bridge carried about 33,000 vehicles daily, everything from commuters in their cars and SUVs to gasoline tankers and trucks hauling propane.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The ads loom over commuters and tourists, plastered with the colorful brand of what many here in the tech industry’s capital city thought was a company consigned to the dustbin of history.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
But not everyone was receptive to the bag checks, which prompted some angry grumbling from commuters running late.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But within minutes, according to satellite data that tracks vessel traffic, the 984-foot (300-meter) Dali began to drift out of its lane and veered more sharply before slamming into one of the main pillars of the bridge, which is a critical conduit for Baltimore truckers and commuters.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The sudden loss of a highway that carries 30,000 vehicles a day and the disruption of the vital port will affect not only thousands of dockworkers and commuters but also U.S. consumers who are likely to feel the impact of shipping delays.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The Key Bridge was a critical piece of infrastructure for the city of Baltimore, with a four-lane span over a stretch of the Patapsco River that was about 1.6 miles long and served some 30,000 commuters daily.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
School buses contracted with the New York City Department of Education, buses providing scheduled commuter services open to the public, commuter vans licensed with the Taxi and Limousine Commission and specialized government vehicles will also be exempt.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The bridge carried about 33,000 vehicles daily, everything from commuters in their cars and SUVs to gasoline tankers and trucks hauling propane.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The ads loom over commuters and tourists, plastered with the colorful brand of what many here in the tech industry’s capital city thought was a company consigned to the dustbin of history.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
But not everyone was receptive to the bag checks, which prompted some angry grumbling from commuters running late.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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