pas‧sen‧ger S3 W2 /ˈpæsɪndʒə, -s
ən- $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: passager, from passage; ⇒ passage]
1. someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, boat etc, but is not driving it or working on it:
Neither the driver nor the passengers were hurt.passenger train/plane/ship a crash involving a passenger trainbus/rail/airline passengers Rail passengers now face even longer delays.2. British English someone in a group who does not do their share of the group’s work:
The company can’t afford to carry any passengers. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart:
We travelled to Russia by train. I love to travel.go to go somewhere – often used instead of
travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. He’s gone to London on business. It’s quicker to go by plane.commute to travel to work or school:
She commutes to work by bicycle.cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday:
They’re touring Europe by coach.go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains. She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your
rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.journey literary to travel, especially a long distance:
He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.traveller British English,
traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance:
Weary travellers waited at the airport. My aunt was a great traveller. (=she travelled a lot).tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday:
During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it:
The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.commuter someone who travels to work every day:
commuters on the train to Londonbackpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a
rucksack:
The hostels are great for backpackers.explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:
Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.air travel There has been a major increase in air travel during the last twenty years.rail travel The measures were introduced to make rail travel safer.bus/coach/car etc travel The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.foreign/international/overseas travel The job offers opportunities for foreign travel.long-distance travel Long-distance travel is becoming much more common these days.business travel Business travel often took him away from his family.space travel Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.the travel industry The storms have had a huge effect on the country's travel industry.travel arrangements I still have to make all the travel arrangements.travel expenses/costs They offered to pay my travel expenses.travel insurance You are strongly advised to take out travel insurance.a travel book/guide Kyushu looks so lovely in the travel books.a travel writer an award-winning travel writera form/mode/method/means of travel I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲