ˈpæsɪndʒə n. 1 a
traveller in or on a
public or
private conveyance (other
than the driver,
pilot, crew, etc.). 2 colloq. a
member of a
team, crew,
etc.,
who does no
effective work. 3 (attrib.)
for the
use of passengers (passenger seat). øpassenger-mile
one mile travelled by one passenger, as a
unit of
traffic. passenger-pigeon an
extinct wild pigeon of N. America,
capable of long flight. [ME f. OF passager f. OF passager (adj.)
passing (as passage(1)): -nas in
messenger etc.]