Synonyms

commuter

[kuh-myoo-ter] Origin

com·mut·er

[kuh-myoo-ter]
noun
1.
a person who commutes, especially 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.

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Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; commute + -er1
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commuter (kəˈmjuːtə)
 
n
a.  a person who travels to work over an appreciable distance, usually from the suburbs to the centre of a city
 b.  (as modifier): the commuter belt

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Word Origin & History

commuter
1865, Amer.Eng., from commute; the noun commute is from 1960.
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