passagère

Passagère is a feminine noun in French that designates a female passenger: a person traveling in a vehicle or vessel who is not part of the crew or the operator. The term is used across modes of transport, including trains, airplanes, ships, buses, and cars.

Etymology and form: Passagère is the feminine form of passager, derived from the verb passer (to pass). The plural is passagères. The accent on è marks the ending of the feminine form.

Usage: In everyday French, passagère specifies gender when referring to women who travel as passengers. When gender is unknown or generic, the masculine form passagers is often used, though many writers now adopt inclusive forms such as passagers et passagères to cover all travelers.

Examples: La passagère du train a demandé des informations; des passagères et passagers ont bénéficié d'une réduction. Le terme apparaît sur les billets, les cartes d’embarquement et les annonces des transporteurs.

See also: passager, voyageur, voyageuse.