Straphanger

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  straphanger
       n 1: a commuter who uses public transportation
       2: a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap
          for support

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "straphanger":
     adventurer, alpinist, astronaut, camper, climber, comers and goers,
     commuter, cosmopolite, cruiser, excursionist, explorer, fare,
     globe-girdler, globe-trotter, goer, hajji, jet set, jet-setter,
     journeyer, mariner, mountaineer, palmer, passenger, passerby,
     pathfinder, pilgrim, pioneer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, sailor,
     sightseer, tourer, tourist, trailblazer, trailbreaker, transient,
     traveler, trekker, tripper, viator, visiting fireman, voortrekker,
     voyager, voyageur, wayfarer, world-traveler