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Noun: commuter  ku'myoo-tu(r)
  1. A passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
    "He took the commuter train every weekday from the suburbs to his job in the city";
    - commuter train
     
  2. Someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
    "The commuter caught the 7:30 train every morning"

Derived forms: commuters

Type of: passenger, passenger train, rider

Encyclopedia: Commuter