Passenger

Passenger
Passenger Pas"sen*ger, n. [OE. & F. passager. See {Passage}, and cf. {Messenger}.] 1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. [1913 Webster]

{Passenger falcon} (Zo["o]l.), a migratory hawk. --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster]


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