different between passenger vs taxicab
passenger
English
Etymology
From Old French passagier
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pæs?nd???/, /?pæs?nd???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæs?nd???/, /?pæs?nd???/
- Hyphenation: pas?sen?ger
Noun
passenger (plural passengers)
- One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
- Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
- (falconry) A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
- (obsolete) A passer-by; a wayfarer.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, V. iv. 15:
- These are my mates, that make their wills their law, / Have some unhappy passenger in chase.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, V. iv. 15:
- (military) Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.
Derived terms
- foot passenger
- non-passenger, nonpassenger
- passenger mile
Translations
Verb
passenger (third-person singular simple present passengers, present participle passengering, simple past and past participle passengered)
- (intransitive) To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.
See also
- driver
- rider
Anagrams
- sap greens
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taxicab
English
Etymology
taxi +? cab
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?tæk.si?kæb/
Noun
taxicab (plural taxicabs)
- a vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab
Derived terms
- taxicab distance
- taxicab geometry
- taxicab number
Verb
taxicab (third-person singular simple present taxicabs, present participle taxicabbing, simple past and past participle taxicabbed)
- (intransitive) To travel by taxicab.
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