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  1. Is there a word to call someone who gives a ride?
  2. What do you call the person who gets a ride?
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    "Driver" and "passenger" are all-purpose terms that might suit your needs.
    – Sven Yargs
    Aug 31, 2016 at 5:41
  • Whistling for a cab is traditional.
    – The Nate
    Aug 31, 2016 at 11:17
  • The person+car is "a lift". "Do you need a ride home, Frank?" "No thanks, I have a lift."
    – Hot Licks
    Sep 30, 2016 at 18:29

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You could just call the person providing the ride a ride

Google definition:

NORTH AMERICAN

a person giving someone a lift in their vehicle.

"John is my ride to the airport."

The person who gets the ride is a passenger.

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Is there a word to call someone who gives a ride? Answer - He/she is called a rider when riding bike/bicycle, driver in case of other vehicles, equestrian while riding a horse.

How do you call the person who get a ride? Answer - "Pillion" or "ride pillion" in case of two-wheeler and horse. Passenger or fellow-passenger when driving a car.

Reference - What do you call the person sitting behind the driver on a bike?

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  • None of the words you suggest imply that a ride is being provided to somebody else, they're just the standard words for the person in control of the vehicle or animal, with or without any additional passengers.
    – nnnnnn
    Jul 8, 2021 at 5:17

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