commuter

noun — 4 senses

commuter

noun

/kəˈmjuːtɚ/

Etymology From commute + -er.

1

One who commutes (etymology 1).

› A person who regularly travels between two places.

2

Transport Canada, UK, US To and from work and home.

  • How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them."2024 October 2, Philip Haigh, “Different types of passengers require different types of fare”, in RAIL, number 1019, page 54:
3

Transport Philippines Using public transport.

4

Transport Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)

  • He takes the commuter to headquarters at least once a week.
Derived terms
commuter belt, commuter bus, commuterdom, commuterliner, commuter marriage, commuter rail, commuter town, cybercommuter, megacommuter, noncommuter, reverse commuter, supercommuter, telecommuter, uncommuted
Related terms
commuting

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