Associations to the word «Commuter»

Wiktionary

COMMUTER, noun. A person who regularly travels from one place to another, typically to work.
COMMUTER, noun. (US) (informal) A piece of transportation equipment used for the transportation of such persons.
COMMUTER, adjective. Typically of an aircraft, train etc., designed for use by commuters.
COMMUTER BELT, noun. A zone surrounding a metropolitan area or city from which commuters travel to the area or city to work.
COMMUTER MARRIAGE, noun. A voluntary arrangement where dual-career couples maintain two residences in different geographic locations and are separated at least three nights per week for a minimum of three months
COMMUTER RAIL, noun. A railway dedicated to transporting workers to distant job centers far from the city center.

Dictionary definition

COMMUTER, noun. A passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another.
COMMUTER, noun. Someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats