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Definition passenger in British English

passenger noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/
1

someone who travels in a motor vehicle, aircraft, train, or ship but is not the driver or one of the people who works on it

Example

Two other passengers in the car suffered serious injuries.

Example

The safety of the passengers and crew is our first priority.

Example

More than six hundred passengers boarded the ship.

2

someone in a team who does not do his or her fair share of the work

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Definition passenger in British English