Passerby

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of passer-by. alt-of, alternative

    "We are sitting at a table on the sidewalk, sipping at two great big iced café mochas, and while Phil stares at every pretty passerby as if he’s about to say “Take me to your leader,” I am lavishing my attention on his scooter, parked at the curb ten feet away."

  2. 2
    a person who passes by casually or by chance wordnet

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adventureralpinistastronautattestantattestatorattester

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"It is night when a man crawls along the sidewalk near a traffic light. "Have you lost something by chance?" a passerby asked him. "Yes, a button from a shirt." "Are you sure you've lost it right here?" "No, a little further back. But here there's more light to help me find it.""

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