Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who commutes (etymology 1).

  2. A person who regularly travels between two places.

    (Canada, UK, US)To and from work and home.

    Pendler

    someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city

  3. (Philippines)Using public transport.

  4. Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)

    He takes the commuter to headquarters at least once a week.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. The trains were jammed with commuters.

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  2. Several commuters were stranded.

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  3. Commuters should anticipate traffic delays.

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  4. Where can I find a commuter bus?

    Як мені знайти приміський автобус?

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  5. Nowadays, commuters take traffic jams for granted.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
a person who regularly travels to and from work and home:

Forms

plural: commuters
Singularcommuter
Pluralcommuters

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another:commuter train

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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