Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒɚ/ or /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚ/
  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒə/ or /ˈpæsənd͡ʒə/
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  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen‧ger

Singular
passenger

Plural
passengers

  1. (countable) A passenger is a person who is riding a vehicle—not the driver.
    The boat can carry 101 passengers at more than 80 km/h across waves 1.5 m high.
    The driver was killed in the car accident, but the two passengers were unharmed.
    Both passenger trains and freight trains use the same tracks.