Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun straphanger

2 senses of straphanger

Sense 1
straphanger -- (a commuter who uses public transportation)
       => commuter -- (someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city)

Sense 2
straphanger -- (a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support)
       => passenger, rider -- (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)