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passer-by

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pass⋅er⋅by

  [pas-er-bahy, -bahy, pah-ser-]
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–noun, plural pass⋅ers⋅by  [pas-erz-bahy, -bahy, pah-serz-] ,
a person passing by.
Also, passer-by.

Origin:
1560–70; pass by + -er 1 , with postposing of the particle
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pas·ser·by also pas·ser-by   (pās'ər-bī', -bī')   
n.   pl. pas·sers·by also pas·sers-by (pās'ərz-)
A person who passes by, especially casually or by chance.
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Word Origin & History

passer-by 
1568, from agent noun of pass (v.) + by; earlier, this sense was in passager (see passenger).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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