straphanger
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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
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
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