noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒə/
General-American:/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
General-American:/ˈpæs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:P AE1 S AH0 N JH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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noun
Meaning 3
A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 4
A migratory bird, a bird of passage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
A passer-by; a wayfarer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A moth, Dysgonia algira
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 10
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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