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passerby

passerby is the alternative form of passer-by.

Meaning of passer-by

Noun

passer-by (plural passers-by)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    passer

Forms of passerby

pluralpassersby

Questions about passerby

What is passerby the alternative form of?
Passerby is the alternative form of passer-by.

Words near passerby in the dictionary

  1. passepieds
  2. passer
  3. passer-by
  4. passer-bys
  5. passer-through
  6. passerby
  7. passerbys
  8. passerelle
  9. passerelles
  10. passerid
  11. passeridan

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