commuter

Language: en

🇺🇸 /kəˈmjuːtɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A person who travels regularly between their home and place of work or study, typically over a considerable distance.; A person who regularly travels between two places, not necessarily for work, such as between two cities or regions.; A ticket or pass that allows unlimited travel on a particular route for a specified period, typically used by regular travelers.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or designed for people who commute, especially between a suburb and a city center.
  3. noun
    A small aircraft used for short-distance flights between regional airports, often as a feeder service for larger airlines.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: commuters

Collocations

commuter traincommuter beltcommuter trafficcommuter towndaily commutercommuter rail

Derivatives

commutecommutingcommutationcommutable

Synonyms

travelerpassengerdaily travelerpendular

Commonly confused

commute
EN: 'Commute' is the verb (the act of traveling) or the noun (the journey itself); 'commuter' is the person who makes the journey.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note the double 'm' carried over from 'commute'.

💬 Examples

  1. The train was packed with commuters heading into the city for work.

  2. She is a commuter between Boston and New York, visiting her family every weekend.

  3. He bought a monthly commuter to save money on his daily train rides.

  4. The commuter train arrives at the station every fifteen minutes during rush hour.

  5. We took a commuter from the regional airport to connect with our international flight.