Definition of "commuter" []

• One that travels regularly from one place to another, as from suburb to city and back. (noun)
• An airplane or airline that carries passengers relatively short distances and often serves remote communities and small airports. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Ehrlich did try to gain commuter support by calling MARC and Metro "broken," but did not much lay out a plan for improvement."
• "John Prater, head of the largest North American pilot union, testified that financial pressures – especially if the economy worsens – threaten to inhibit safety programs at certain commuter operations."
• "Lack of economic development, resulting in commuter gridlock and limited commercial tax base."