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commuter

[ kuh-myoo-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who commutes, especially between home and work.


adjective

  1. of or for commuting; serving commuters:

    a commuter railroad.

  2. of or relating to a flight, plane, or airline that carries passengers over relatively short distances and usually serves small communities.

commuter

/ °ìəˈ³¾Âá³Ü˳ÙÉ™ /

noun

    1. a person who travels to work over an appreciable distance, usually from the suburbs to the centre of a city
    2. ( as modifier )

      the commuter belt

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Origin of commuter1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; commute + -er 1
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But the murder of his young cousin, repeatedly stabbed outside the Westfield shopping centre in front of other children, shoppers and commuters, was nonetheless extremely difficult to try to come to terms with.

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The court heard that Sentamu, who had a history of attacking girls and carrying knives, killed the popular schoolgirl in front of other children, shoppers and commuters.

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For many commuters, business owners and residents, it has been the same story since 2015.

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The rail fare rise for regulated tickets includes most season tickets covering commuter routes in England, which can cost thousands of pounds.

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"I think those two commuter belts really would benefit from having a Glider service as we've seen between Dundonald and Andersonstown, so hopefully it's just a blip because of financial constraints."

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