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Meaning of Commuter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈmjuːtɚ

Definitions

  1. One who commutes (etymology 1).
  2. A person who regularly travels between two places.
    Canada, UK, US
  3. To and from work and home.
    Canada, UK, US
  4. Using public transport.
  5. Normally a short form of commuter rail, commuter train or commuter bus; A transport system or a vehicle in such systems used to transport commuters (#2)

Equivalents

Deutsch Pendler
Français commuter
Svenska pendlare

Examples

“How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them."”
“He takes the commuter to headquarters at least once a week.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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