passengers
USPA-suhn-jurz/ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚz/UKPA-suhn-juhz/ˈpæsənd͡ʒəz/
- 1Plural of passenger.
Crew members helped the passengers find their seats before takeoff.
Stranded passengers waited hours for the delayed train to arrive.
Note
The plural is regular, but it carries every meaning of the singular, not just people riding on a train or plane. In British informal use, a team can have passengers: members who let others do their share of the work. Falconers' passengers are young hunting birds taken in their first year, once they can fly. Older English also used the word for migratory birds, passers-by and even ferryboats.
passengers is a form of passenger
passenger, noun: A person who travels in a vehicle without operating it or being a member of the crew. Full entry
- Forms
- passengerpassengers plural
- Spelling
- passenger → passengers: add -s
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