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commuter

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //kəmˈjutɝ// UK //kəmjˈuːtɐ// com·muter

n. a person who travels regularly between their home and their place of work or study.

n. a person who travels regularly over a considerable distance between home and a place of work or study.


SIMPLE

The commuter waits for the morning train.

CONTEXTUAL

Heavy rain slowed the morning commute for every commuter on the highway.

COMPLEX

Urban planners are redesigning city centers to accommodate the growing number of commuters who rely on public transport rather than private cars.

Origin

From commute + -er.

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