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commuter

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com⋅mut⋅er

  [kuh-myoo-ter]
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–noun
1. a person who commutes, esp. between home and work.
–adjective
2. of or for commuting; serving commuters: a commuter railroad.
3. of or pertaining to a flight, plane, or airline that carries passengers over relatively short distances and usually serves small communities.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; commute + -er 1
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com·mut·er   (kə-myōō'tər)   
n.  

  1. One that travels regularly from one place to another, as from suburb to city and back.

  2. An airplane or airline that carries passengers relatively short distances and often serves remote communities and small airports.

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