Pas"sen*ger (?), n. [OE.
& F. passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]
1. A passer
or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.
2. A traveler by some established conveyance,
as a coach,
steamboat, railroad train, etc.
Passenger falcon
(Zoöl.), a migratory hawk.
Ainsworth. -- Passenger pigeon (Zoöl.),
the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes
migratorius), so called on account of its extensive
migrations.
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