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Along for the ride, paying with presence rather than steering.
means A person traveling in a vehicle they are not operating, just occupying a seat.
from From Old French passagier, a traveler crossing through; English snuck in an extra n around the 1400s, because spelling enjoys chaos.
Spelling intruderThat extra n appeared for no good reason.
Pigeon's fatePassenger pigeons numbered billions, then zero by 1914.
Seat psychologyFront passenger nicknamed shotgun from stagecoach guard duty.