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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPassenger
/ˈpæs.ən.dʒər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who travels in a vehicle but is not the driver.
"The passenger in the back seat asked the driver to take a different route." - 2
A person who is traveling on a public transport system.
"The train was crowded with passengers during the morning commute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'passager', meaning 'passing through or along', which stems from 'passage' (journey), ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'passus' (a pace or step). Over time, the term evolved from denoting someone who makes a passage on a journey to specifically referring to a traveler in a vehicle who is not the driver or operator.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Passenger" is said worldwide
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passager
Transliteration: pah-sah-zhay
"Le passager a demandé un café."
Passagier
Transliteration: pah-sah-geer
"Der Passagier hat sein Gepäck vergessen."
passeggero
Transliteration: pah-seh-jje-roh
"Il passeggero ha perso il treno."
pasajero
Transliteration: pah-sah-heh-roh
"El pasajero olvidó su maleta."
passageiro
Transliteration: pah-sah-zhey-roh
"O passageiro estava ansioso para chegar."
यात्री
Transliteration: yātrī
"यात्री ने अपनी टिकट चेक की।"
乘客
Transliteration: chéngkè
"乘客在车站等候。"
승객
Transliteration: seunggaek
"승객이 탑승 수속을 하고 있습니다."
乗客
Transliteration: jōkyaku
"乗客がバスに乗り込みました。"
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