The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

passenger \pas"sen*ger\ (p[a^]s"s[e^]n*j[~e]r), n. [OE. & F.
   passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]
   1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. --Shak.
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   2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach,
      steamboat, railroad train, etc.
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   Passenger falcon (Zool.), a migratory hawk. --Ainsworth.
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