French Conversation · Level 65
60 words
French word
passager
Pronunciation
IPA/pasaʒe/
Meaning
- masculine nounpassenger
Example
Le passager a perdu son billet.
The passenger lost their ticket.
More examples
Un passager a demandé des informations au contrôleur.
A passenger asked the conductor for information.
Core concept
A temporary occupant carried through a vehicle from one place to another.
Common phrases
un passager
a passenger
les passagers
the passengers
en tant que passager
as a passenger
Similar words
voyageur: A person traveling from one place to another.
passant: A person walking past on a street or through a place.
usager: A person who uses a service or transportation system.
Definition in French
Personne qui occupe temporairement une place à bord d'un moyen de transport, sans participer à la conduite.
Word origin
The noun passager developed in French from the idea of a person making a passage, using the same base as passer, 'to pass'.
Usage tips
- The final -er in passager sounds like French é, not like the English ending in 'teacher'.
Other meanings
- temporaryadjective
Opposites
- conducteurdrivernoun