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passenger

pas·sen·ger [ páss'njər ] (plural pas·sen·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody traveling in vehicle: a traveler in a motor vehicle, aircraft, train, or ship who is not a driver or crew member

2. somebody not doing share of work: somebody in a team who does not do his or her fair share of the work

[14th century. Alteration of French passager "somebody who makes a passage" < passage (see passage1)]
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