passerby
or pass·er-by
a person passing by.
Origin of passerby
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How to use passerby in a sentence
Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.
‘They Let Him Off?’ Scenes from NYC in Disbelief | Jacob Siegel | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJeffrey Holden had reportedly been shooting at houses and passersby before the authorities arrived at the scene.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPassersby passed by, displaying the full pageantry of West Village life.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble | David Bukszpan | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRather ironically, the models seemed much more at ease—in fact, joyful—than any of the passersby.
Gosta Peterson sits on the porch of his Long Island home and greets passersby.
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The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passersby to come and love us.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis StevensonThe front door went up a step from off this rough pavement, where the feet of the passersby rasped and clattered.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceHe amazed the passersby by alighting before his own front door in Paris where he left his airship while he went and ate breakfast.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithThey walked slowly down the street, Madge carrying the magazines so that the jackets would not be noticed by the passersby.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann WirtWilbur looked curiously at the pudgy clerk as he walked away, smiling coyly at the passersby.
Mezzerow Loves Company | Floyd L. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for passer-by
a person that is passing or going by, esp on foot
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