Passer

//ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

    "The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]"

  2. 2
    (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass wordnet
  3. 3
    One who passes something along; a distributor.

    "a passer of counterfeit banknotes"

  4. 4
    a student who passes an examination wordnet
  5. 5
    Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.

    "A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition."

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  1. 6
    a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group wordnet
  2. 7
    Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.; A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
  3. 8
    a person who passes by casually or by chance wordnet
  4. 9
    A passed pawn. informal
  5. 10
    One who passes; a passer-by. archaic

    "There was a promise of it in the gorgeous purity of the western sky; there was an intimation in the mild, unimpertinent gaze of the passers of a certain natural facility in things."

  6. 11
    One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging.

    "Explores the history, literature, and sociology of passing, and provides case studies of six individuals who are "passers," including a black man who passed as a white Jew and a lesbian naval officer who passed as straight."

Etymology

From pass + -er.

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