noun
Meaning 1
One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
passer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈpæsəɹ/
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rhymes with -æsə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: P AE1 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who passes something along; a distributor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a passer of counterfeit banknotes
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noun
Meaning 3
Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 5
A passed pawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
Meaning 6
One who passes; a passer-by.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 7
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
Meaning 8
type genus of the Passeridae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Passer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird genus
noun
Meaning 9
(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forward passer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ball carrier, runner
noun
Meaning 10
a student who passes an examination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: student, pupil, educatee, testee, examinee
noun
Meaning 11
a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
noun
Meaning 12
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-by
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth2-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English passer From pass + -er.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: syöttäjä — sports
- Finnish: passari — sports
- German: Passer m Passgeber — sports