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Commuter

//kəˈmjuːtɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who commutes (etymology 1).
  2. 2
    a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who regularly travels between two places.; To and from work and home. Canada, UK, US

    "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.""

  4. 4
    someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who regularly travels between two places.; Using public transport. Philippines
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  1. 6
    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."

Etymology

From commute + -er.

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