commuter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈmjuːtɚ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English commute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English commuter From commute + -er. The sense of "one who travels to work" derives via commutation ticket, an early form of season ticket.
Meanings
- One who commutes (etymology 1).
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(Canada, UK, US) A person who regularly travels between two places. ▸ 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:
- (Philippines) A person who regularly travels between two places. ▸ Using public transport.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commuters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncommuted · noncommuter · commuter belt · supercommuter · commuter marriage · commuter bus · cybercommuter · commuter town · commuterliner · commuterdom · megacommuter · commuter rail · reverse commuter · telecommuter
Relateds
Translations (24)
ro navetist (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · it pendolare (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · sv pendlare (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · hu ingázó (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · es viajero pendular (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · nb pendler (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · nl pendelaar (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · fi työmatkalainen (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · pl dojeżdżający (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · es trabajador pendular (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · sh dnevni cirkulant (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · id pengelaju (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · sh cirkulant (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · nn pendlar (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · nl forens (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · fr pendulaire (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · fi pendelöijä (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · de Pendler (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · es viajero diario (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · es migrante pendular (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · id komuter (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · es cercanista (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · fr navetteur (a person who regularly travels to and from work and home) · sv pendel (transport system or vehicle in such systems)