passenger UK /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/US /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/noun 8verb 1forms 3 noun8 •someone who rides along in a vehicle while another person drives it, and who is not part of the crew •(UK, informal) Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work. •Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile. •A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year. •A moth, Dysgonia algira •(no longer used) A passer-by; a wayfarer.These are my mates, that make their wills their law, / Have some unhappy passenger in chase. — 1590 •(no longer used) A migratory bird, a bird of passage. •(no longer used) A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat. verb1 •To ride as a passenger in a vehicle. formspassengered · passengering · passengers