Passengers: meaning, definitions and examples
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passengers
[ ˈpæsəndʒərz ]
transportation
People who are traveling in a vehicle, especially a car, bus, or train.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The passengers on the bus were chatting and laughing.
- She greeted the passengers as they boarded the plane.
- The train conductor announced that all passengers must have a valid ticket.
Translations
Translations of the word "passengers" in other languages:
🇵🇹 passageiros
🇮🇳 यात्रियों
🇩🇪 Passagiere
🇮🇩 penumpang
🇺🇦 пасажири
🇵🇱 pasażerowie
🇯🇵 乗客 (じょうきゃく)
🇫🇷 passagers
🇪🇸 pasajeros
🇹🇷 yolcular
🇰🇷 승객 (seung-gaek)
🇸🇦 ركاب (rukkab)
🇨🇿 cestující
🇸🇰 cestujúci
🇨🇳 乘客 (chéngkè)
🇸🇮 potniki
🇮🇸 farþegar
🇰🇿 жолаушылар
🇬🇪 მგზავრები (mgzavrebi)
🇦🇿 sərnişinlər
🇲🇽 pasajeros
Word origin
The word 'passenger' originated in the 14th century from the Old French word 'passager', which means 'traveler'. It has been used to refer to people traveling in vehicles for centuries, reflecting the evolution of transportation methods. Today, 'passenger' is commonly used in the context of transportation and legal terms to describe individuals who are not actively operating the vehicle they are traveling in.