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1. A person who passes by casually or by chance
   "The passer-by was trampled by an elephant";
   - passerby, passer-by
    
2. A person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
    
3. A student who passes an examination
    
4. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
   - forward passer

1. Type genus of the Passeridae
   - genus Passer

Derived forms: passers

Type of: ball carrier, bird genus, candidate [Brit], educatee, examinee, footer, individual, mortal, pedestrian, person, pupil, runner, somebody, someone, soul, student, testee, walker

Part of: family Passeridae, Passeridae

Encyclopedia: Passer