noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/
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Canada, US:/ˈpæs.ɚˌbaɪ/
Australian:/ˈpɑː.sə.bɑɪ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: passer
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a person who passes by casually or by chance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: passerby, passer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer
History
Etymology
From passer + by. Compare bystander.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kalimtar
— a person who is passing by
Arabic:
مَارّ
(mārr)
— a person who is passing by
Arabic:
مَارَّة
(mārra)
— a person who is passing by
Armenian:
անցորդ
(ancʻord)
— a person who is passing by
Armenian:
անցվոր
(ancʻvor)
— a person who is passing by
Azerbaijani:
yoldan keçən
— a person who is passing by
Azerbaijani:
yoldan ötən
— a person who is passing by
Azerbaijani:
yolçu
— a person who is passing by
Belarusian:
прахо́жы
(praxóžy)
— a person who is passing by
Belarusian:
прахо́жая
(praxóžaja)
— a person who is passing by
Belarusian:
міна́к
(minák)
— a person who is passing by
Belarusian:
міна́чка
(mináčka)
— a person who is passing by
Bulgarian:
минува́ч
(minuváč)
— a person who is passing by
Bulgarian:
минува́чка
(minuváčka)
— a person who is passing by
Catalan:
vianant
— a person who is passing by
Catalan:
passant
— a person who is passing by
Catalan:
transeünt
— a person who is passing by
Chinese Cantonese:
路人
(lou6 jan4)
— a person who is passing by
Chinese Mandarin:
路人
(lùrén)
— a person who is passing by
Czech:
kolemjdoucí
— a person who is passing by
Danish:
forbipasserende
— a person who is passing by
Dutch:
voorbijganger
— a person who is passing by
Dutch:
passant
— a person who is passing by
Dutch:
omstander
— a person who is passing by
Estonian:
mööduja
— a person who is passing by
Finnish:
ohikulkija
— a person who is passing by
French:
passant
— a person who is passing by
French:
passante
— a person who is passing by
French:
badaud
— a person who is passing by
Galician:
transeúnte
— a person who is passing by
Georgian:
გამვლელი
(gamvleli)
— a person who is passing by
German:
Passant
— a person who is passing by
German:
Passantin
— a person who is passing by
Greek:
διαβάτης
(diavátis)
— a person who is passing by
Hebrew:
עובר אורח \ עוֹבֵר אֹרַח
(ovér órakh)
— a person who is passing by
Hindi:
राहगीर
(rāhgīr)
— a person who is passing by
Hungarian:
járókelő
— a person who is passing by
Hungarian:
arra menő/járó
— a person who is passing by
Ido:
pasanto
— a person who is passing by
Ido:
pasero
— a person who is passing by
Italian:
passante
— a person who is passing by
Japanese:
通行人
(tsūkōnin)
— a person who is passing by
Kazakh:
жолаушы
(jolauşy)
— a person who is passing by
Kazakh:
жүргінші
(jürgınşı)
— a person who is passing by
Korean:
통행인
(tonghaeng'in)
— a person who is passing by
Kyrgyz:
жолоочу
(joloocu)
— a person who is passing by
Kyrgyz:
каттоочу
(kattoocu)
— a person who is passing by
Latvian:
garāmgājējs
— a person who is passing by
Latvian:
garāmgājēja
— a person who is passing by
Lithuanian:
praeivis
— a person who is passing by
Macedonian:
минувач
(minuvač)
— a person who is passing by
Macedonian:
минувачка
(minuvačka)
— a person who is passing by
Norwegian Bokmål:
forbipasserende
— a person who is passing by
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forbipasserande
— a person who is passing by
Occitan:
passejant
— a person who is passing by
Iranian Persian:
رَهْگُذَر
(rahgozar)
— a person who is passing by
Polish:
przechodzień
— a person who is passing by
Portuguese:
transeunte
— a person who is passing by
Romanian:
trecător
— a person who is passing by
Romanian:
trecătoare
— a person who is passing by
Russian:
прохо́жий
(proxóžij)
— a person who is passing by
Russian:
прохо́жая
(proxóžaja)
— a person who is passing by
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-dol-seachad
— a person who is passing by
Serbo-Croatian:
про́лазнӣк
— a person who is passing by
Serbo-Croatian:
про́лазница
— a person who is passing by
Serbo-Croatian:
prólaznīk
— a person who is passing by
Serbo-Croatian:
prólaznica
— a person who is passing by
Slovak:
okoloidúci
— a person who is passing by
Slovene:
mimoidoči
— a person who is passing by
Slovene:
mimoidoča
— a person who is passing by
Spanish:
transeúnte
— a person who is passing by
Spanish:
viandante
— a person who is passing by
Spanish:
paseante
— a person who is passing by
Swahili:
mwenda
— a person who is passing by
Swedish:
förbipasserande
— a person who is passing by
Swedish:
förbigående
— a person who is passing by
Tajik:
раҳгузар
(rahguzar)
— a person who is passing by
Turkish:
yoldan geçen
— a person who is passing by
Ukrainian:
прохо́жий
(proxóžyj)
— a person who is passing by
Ukrainian:
прохо́жа
(proxóža)
— a person who is passing by
Ukrainian:
перехо́жий
(perexóžyj)
— a person who is passing by
Ukrainian:
перехо́жа
(perexóža)
— a person who is passing by
Urdu:
راہْ گِیر
(rāh gīr)
— a person who is passing by
Urdu:
راہْگِیر
(rāhgīr)
— a person who is passing by
Uzbek:
oʻtkinchi
— a person who is passing by
Uzbek:
yoʻlovchi
— a person who is passing by
Vietnamese:
khách qua đường
— a person who is passing by
