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Passenger
Pronunciation : Pas"sen*ger
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]
Definition : 1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.
2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. Passenger falcon (Zo?l.), a migratory hawk. Ainsworth. -- Passenger pigeon (Zo?l.), the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes migratorius), so called on account of its extensive migrations.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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