commuter

UK/kəˈmjuːtɚ/US/kəˈmjuːtɚ/

nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,047 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: commuters

A commuter is a person making the same daily trip between home and work. A daily commuter, commuter trains, the commuter belt.

The word came from the commutation ticket, an American season ticket at a reduced rate — the fare was commuted, meaning changed for a lump sum. The commuter belt is the ring of towns people travel into a city from.

Definitions of commuter

1nouncommuterA person making the same daily trip between home and their job.B1+
“The train was packed with commuters reading their phones on the way to work.”

commuter is a traveller.

Where it comes from

Latin
commūtō
English
commute
English, today
commuter

From commute + -er. commute Borrowed from Latin commūtō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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commuter in the wild

Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting the central city to its suburbs and commuter towns.
Commuter rail
Many commuter rail systems share tracks with other passenger services and freight.
Commuter rail
High-speed rail has enabled both daily and weekly commuting across larger distances, giving rise to super commuters.
Commuting
In fact in countries like Germany the legal definition of "commuter" requires them to cross at least one municipal boundary on their way to work.
Commuting
Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832.
Metro-North Railroad

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Related words

the commūtō family

commute commuter commuting

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