ˈpas ə njə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English passyngere, passager, from Middle French passager, from passager, passagier, adjective, passing, from passage + -ier -ary
1. : one who passes by : traveler , wayfarer
the roads are wide, well-kept, and full of passengers — Thomas Gray
foot passenger
2.
a. : a traveler in a public conveyance (as a train, bus, airplane, or ship)
carried more passengers last year than ever before
b. : one who is carried in a private conveyance (as an automobile) for compensation or expected benefit to the owner
c. : a rider in an automobile
a six- passenger model
3. : a member of a group (as an animal in a herd) that contributes little or nothing to the functioning or productivity of the group
all passengers should be eliminated from dairy herds — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)