During a carpool, the driver is called the carpooler but I can't find any words for the passengers who share the same car, how can I call them?
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During a carpool, the driver is called the carpooler but I can't find any words for the passengers who share the same car, how can I call them?
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To me, and apparently to the compiler of Collins dictionary, a "carpooler" would be a member of a carpool, whether they drive or not. Many carpools are structured so that different people drive on different days.
If a carpool has a single driver you can just say "the driver in the carpool" or "the nominated driver of the carpool". Another phrase is "designated driver", which is often used when a group of people go out drinking, but one chooses to stay sober and drive the others home. Similarly you could say "passengers in the carpool" or "non-drivers of the carpool".