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# passer

«passer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who passes by, usually in "passer-by" (plural…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a passer, passers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person who passes by, usually in "passer-by" (plural passers-by): someone walking past a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#m1)

2) (sport) A player who passes the ball, especially a good one: "a great passer". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#m2)

3) Someone who passes a test or exam (rare). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Most often seen inside "passer-by": in stories and news, a passer-by sees an accident or helps someone. In sport commentary, a good passer gives accurate passes to teammates.

### examples

- A passer-by called an ambulance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x1)
- Passers-by stopped to watch the street performer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x2)
- She is the best passer in our netball team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x3)
- The quarterback is a brilliant passer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x4)
- A kind passer-by found my lost glove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x5)
- No passers-by noticed the tiny kitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x6)
- ‘What in the world are you doing?’ asked a passer-by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/#x7)

### note

The plural of "passer-by" is "passers-by" (the s goes on "passer"). "Passer" alone is mostly used in sport. Do not confuse with "pastor" (a church minister).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «passer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/passer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.