'Commuter' definitions:
Definition of 'commuter'
(from WordNet)
noun
A passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another [syn: commuter, commuter train]
noun
Someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
Definition of 'Commuter'
From: GCIDE
- Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), n. One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Commuter'
From: GCIDE
- Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), a. of or pertaining to commuting, in the sense of traveling; used for commuting; as, a commuter airline. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'commuter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventurer,
- alpinist,
- astronaut,
- camper,
- climber,
- comers and goers,
- cosmopolite,
- cruiser,
- excursionist,
- explorer,
- fare,
- globe-girdler,
- globe-trotter,
- goer,
- hajji,
- jet set,
- jet-setter,
- journeyer,
- mariner,
- mountaineer,
- palmer,
- passenger,
- passerby,
- pathfinder,
- pilgrim,
- pioneer,
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- sailor,
- sightseer,
- straphanger,
- tourer,
- tourist,
- trailblazer,
- trailbreaker,
- transient,
- traveler,
- trekker,
- tripper,
- viator,
- visiting fireman,
- voortrekker,
- voyager,
- voyageur,
- wayfarer,
- world-traveler