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# passenger

noun (passenger, passengers)

«passenger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A passenger is a person who travels in a bus, train, car, ship or plane but does not drive or fly it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#m1)
2. The passenger seat is the seat next to the driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: people on a bus or train; getting on adds, getting off takes away; passengers per bus or carriage; seats and tickets. In everyday life and safety: wear a seat belt as a passenger; passengers wait on the platform. Phrases: «passenger seat», «passenger train», «passenger plane», «front-seat passenger».

### Examples

- A bus has 30 passengers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x1)
- 8 passengers get off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x2)
- 5 passengers get on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x3)
- How many passengers are on the bus now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x4)
- The plane carries 180 passengers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x5)
- All passengers must wear seat belts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x6)
- Passengers waited on the platform for the train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x7)
- Children under 12 should not sit in the front passenger seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x8)
- "What is it o'clock, watchman?" inquired a passenger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a passenger». Maths: getting on → add, getting off → take away; do the stops in order. Trap: the driver is not a passenger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «passenger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passenger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«passenger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/passenger.html) on Mova free.