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commuter

[kuh-myoo-ter] / kəˈmyu tər /
NOUN
daily traveler, usually for work
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With working from home affecting commuter demand, and shopping increasingly involving mouse clicks rather than footsteps, its city-centre and commuter car parks have had reduced occupancy.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In Rahway, N.J., a popular commuter town that’s part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area, the average home was valued at around $310,000 in December 2019.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

The project overseen by the Gateway Development Commission was constructing new tunnels for commuter rail trains to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Services across Catalonia's main commuter rail network have been suspended completely while safety checks are carried out and officials say they will not resume until lines are considered safe.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

When she finally had nothing better to do, she sat beside us on the commuter rail into North Station.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen