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passers

passers is the plural of passer.

Meaning of passer

Noun

passer (plural passers)

  1. One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
    • The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]2008, David L. Streiner, Geoffrey R. Norman, Health Measurement Scales
  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.1991, Rex Mossop, The Moose That Roared, Sydney: Ironbark Press, page 157
    1. A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
  4. (informal) A passed pawn.
  5. (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.1878, Henry James, The Europeans

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What is passers the plural of?
Passers is the plural of passer.

Words near passers in the dictionary

  1. passerines
  2. Passero
  3. passeroid
  4. passeroids
  5. Passeros
  6. passers
  7. passers-by
  8. passers-through
  9. passersby
  10. passes
  11. passes a good time

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