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PASSERBY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does passerby mean?
• PASSERBY (noun)
The noun PASSERBY has 1 sense:
1. a person who passes by casually or by chance
Familiarity information: PASSERBY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who passes by casually or by chance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("passerby" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
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