noun · neutral
passenger
UK/ˈpæsɪndʒə/US/ˈpæsəndʒər/PAS·sen·ger
a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it
Examples
“The train was delayed and passengers were getting anxious.”
“All passengers must show their boarding passes at the gate.”
“During the storm, the ferry could only carry a limited number of passengers.”
Band 8 sentence
“The airport recorded a sharp increase in international passengers last summer, forcing airlines to add extra flights.”
Collocations
- passenger seat
- passenger list
- passenger safety
Word family
Common mistakes
many people→many passengers
passengers (singular verb) 'The passengers is...'→Passengers (plural verb) 'The passengers are...'
Say it for a higher band
5people→6traveller→7+passenger
Synonyms
traveller
Easily confused
commuter
“Every morning the suburban trains are packed with commuters.”
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