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passer

  • /ˈpɑːsə/ UK
  • /ˈpæsəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -æsə(ɹ)

noun passers

  1. One who succeeds in passing a test, etc. The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]
  2. One who passes something along; a distributor. a passer of counterfeit banknotes
  3. Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass. A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition.
  4. A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
  5. informal A passed pawn.
  6. archaic One who passes; a passer-by. There was a promise of it in the gorgeous purity of the western sky; there was an intimation in the mild, unimpertinent gaze of the passers of a certain natural facility in things.
  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. Explores the history, literature, and sociology of passing, and provides case studies of six individuals who are "passers," including a black man who passed as a white Jew and a lesbian naval officer who passed as straight.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forward passer, genus passer, moving, proceed, marker, by, skip, domesticus, laisser, laissez, passer-through, succeeder, passman, passout, passholder, achiever

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noun sports

DeutschPasser m Passgeber

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"passer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/passer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

passer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/passer

Chicago

"passer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/passer.

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@misc{passer_2026,
  title = {passer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}