passer-by

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passer-by

/ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/ UK
/ˈpæs.ɚˌbaɪ/ Canada, US
/ˈpɑː.sə.bɑɪ/ Australia

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From passer + by. Compare bystander.

noun passers-by · passerby

A person who is passing by (that is, walking past). When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up.
Similar: passer

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noun a person who is passing by

Español	transeúnte, viandante, paseante
한국어	통행인 tonghaeng'in
日本語	通行人 tsūkōnin
中文	路人 lùrén
हिन्दी	राहगीर rāhgīr
Kiswahili	mwenda
Português	transeunte
Français	passant, passante, badaud
Deutsch	Passant, Passantin
Italiano	passante
Ελληνικά	διαβάτης diavátis
Română	trecător, trecătoare
Русский	прохо́жий proxóžij, прохо́жая proxóžaja
Tiếng Việt	khách qua đường
العربية	مَارّ mārr, مَارَّة mārra
עברית	עובר אורח \ עוֹבֵר אֹרַח ovér órakh

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@misc{passer_by_2026,
  title = {passer-by},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passer-by},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}