passenger
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member…One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
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» The taxi picked up two passengers.
Das Taxi holte zwei Fahrgäste ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Таксист взял двух пассажиров. — marafon
Таксі підібрало двох пасажирів. — rmdas
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Examples
476 sentencesThe taxi picked up two passengers.
Таксі підібрало двох пасажирів. — rmdas
ruТаксист взял двух пассажиров. — marafon
deDas Taxi holte zwei Fahrgäste ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Only 3 out of the 98 passengers survived.
Лише троє з 98 пасажирів вижило. — iceman
ruТолько трое из 98 пассажиров выжили. — Hellerick
deNur 3 der 98 Passagiere überlebten. — Manfredo
None of the passengers escaped injury.
Ніхто з пасажирів не уникнув травм. — aandrusiak
ruНикто из пассажиров не избежал травм. — Biga
deKeiner der Passagiere entkam unversehrt. — doemaar14
Meaning
8 sensesOne who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
Passagier, Passagierin, Fahrgast
пассажи́рpassažír, пассажи́ркаpassažírka
пасажи́рpasažýr, пасажи́ркаpasažýrka
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc.) who is not operating it
A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
(UK, informal)Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
More meanings 5
A moth, Dysgonia algira
Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.
(obsolete)A migratory bird, a bird of passage.
(obsolete)A passer-by; a wayfarer.
(obsolete)A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat.
Origin
From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).From Old French passagier with intrusive n (see etymology of messenger).
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Forms
plural: passengers| Singular | passenger |
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| Plural | passengers |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- of the passengers
- all the passengers
- the passenger seat
- passenger seat
- passengers on board
- passengers were injured
- how many passengers
- the passenger side
- many passengers
- passengers were wearing
- in the passenger
- the passengers on
See also
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