Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PASS'A-GER
PASS'A-GER, n. [Fr. from passage; It. passaggiere.]
A traveler or voyager; one who passes or journeys on foot, in a vehicle, or in a ship or boat. This word is usually written corruptly passenger, and the first vowel is often short.
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