De passagier
Example: De passagier wacht op de trein bij het station.
Definition
"De passagier" refers to a person who travels in a vehicle such as a train, airplane, or bus but is not the driver or operator. For example, in the sentence 'De passagier wacht op de trein bij het station,' it means the person waiting for the train at the station.
Etymology
The word "de passagier" comes from the French word 'passager,' which means someone who passes or travels. It originally derived from the Latin 'passus,' meaning step or pace. Did you know? The term emphasizes the act of passing through a place rather than staying there.
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"De passagier" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
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