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- [pas-er-bahy, -bahy, pah-ser-]
- /ˈpæs ərˈbaɪ, -ˌbaɪ, ˈpɑ sər-/
- /ˈpæs·ərzˈbɑɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas-er-bahy, -bahy, pah-ser-]
- /ˈpæs ərˈbaɪ, -ˌbaɪ, ˈpɑ sər-/
Definitions of passerby word
- noun plural passerby a person passing by. 1
- countable noun passerby A passerby is a person who is walking past someone or something. 0
- noun passerby a person who passes by 0
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Origin of passerby
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; pass by + -er1, with postposing of the particle
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Parts of speech for Passerby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
passerby popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
passerby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for passerby
noun passerby
- ambler — Eric. 1909–1998, English novelist. His thrillers include The Mask of Dimitrios (1939), Journey into Fear (1940), A Kind of Anger (1964), and Doctor Frigo (1974)
- bystander — A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
- gaper — a person or thing that gapes.
- hiker — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- looker-on — a person who looks on; onlooker; witness; spectator.
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