passer

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

   • The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]
2. 2

   One who passes something along

   One who passes something along; a distributor.

   • a passer of counterfeit banknotes
3. 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.
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   1. 4

      A passed pawn.

   2. 5

      One who passes

      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.
      • Passers stopped and began to stare. A policeman was approaching up the street. Dave dodged back into the cab and banged the door.
   3. 6

      One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to…

      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.
      • Passers and would-be passers make every effort to be convincing in their chosen gender role […]

The neighborhood

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• neighborlaissez-passer
• neighborpasser-by
• neighborpasser-through