passager

English

Noun

passager (plural passagers)

1. (falconry) A bird in its first year

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French

Etymology

Middle French passagier, from passage. Adjective derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

passager m (plural passagers; feminine passagère, plural passagères)

1. Passenger.
   • 1873, Jules Verne, Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours, XXII,

     Il emportait un plein chargement de marchandises et de passagers.

     She carried a full load of merchandises and passengers.

2. (archaic) Traveller.
   • 1820, Alphonse de Lamartine, Invocation,

     Habitante du ciel, passagère en ces lieux !

     Dweller of the sky, a mere traveler here!

Adjective

passager m (feminine passagère, masculine plural passagers, feminine plural passagères)

1. Whose presence in a location is only temporary; passing.
   • 1819, André Chénier, L’enlèvement d’Europe,

     Comme le lin qui pousse une nef passagère

     Like the linen that moves a passing ship

2. Of a short duration; temporary; transitory, fleeting, flighty.
   • 1923, Louis Segond (translation), 2 Cr. 3:11,

     En effet, si ce qui était passager a été glorieux, ce qui est permanent est bien plus glorieux.

     For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory. (World English)

3. (informal, of a street or place) Busy.