passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger
ˈpa-sᵊn-jər 
often attributive
1
: wayfarer
2
: a traveler in a public or private conveyance
Examples of passenger in a Sentence
There were two passengers in the car in addition to the driver.
There's no room for passengers on this project; everybody must do his share of the work.
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The vehicle's front passenger side then hit a concrete culvert and was airborne for roughly 100 feet before the car landed in the lake.
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Sick passengers were quarantined in their rooms, the CDC said.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Sick passengers were quarantined in their rooms, the CDC said.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Passenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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passenger
noun
pas·sen·ger
ˈpas-ᵊn-jər
: a person riding in or on a vehicle
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