ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Passer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Passer is a noun meaning One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

Meaning

One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

More Meanings

  1. One who passes something along; a distributor.
  2. (sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
  3. (chess, informal) A passed pawn.
  4. (sociology) 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.
  5. (archaic) One who passes; a passer-by.

Example Sentences

a passer of counterfeit banknotes
The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]
A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition.
Passers and would-be passers make every effort to be convincing in their chosen gender role […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moving, proceed, marker, by, skip, passer-through.

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