passer-by

Noun

Meaning

One who goes by; a passer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

passer by

Synonyms

passer passerby spectator looker being body character citizen observer witness pedestrian eyewitness bystander beholder watcher
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Antonyms

party fireball ambitious nobody participant partaker
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Hypernyms

walker pedestrian footer

Related terms

passer-through

Derivatives

passers-by

Examples

A passer-by bravely rescued Ms Belshaw's terrified daughter by smashing into the locked house in Billinge, Wigan, with a hammer. Source: Internet

A video of the incident, which appears to have been shot by a passer-by and has since gone viral, shows five labourers with backpacks squatting and hopping on the directions of a policeman who has two sticks in his hands. Source: Internet

A passer-by who told police he had seen a man descending a drainpipe was able to identify him. Source: Internet

At 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, another passer-by saw Mr. Singh forcing himself on the driver and called the police control room. Source: Internet

Investigations so far have revealed that the motionless body of a man was seen floating in the water by a passer-by, who brought the body to shore with assistance from another individual. Source: Internet

A Derby Mountain Rescue Team spokesman said: “A passer-by called the emergency services and fetched blankets to keep him warm.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

passer Passer domesticus Passer montanus passer-through passerby Passerculus sandwichensis