| passenger | 1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. 2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. <zoology> Passenger falcon, the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes migratorius), so called on account of its extensive migrations. Origin: OE. & F. Passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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