passerby

or pass·er-by

[pas-er-bahy, -bahy, pah-ser-]

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noun, plural pass·ers·by

[pas-erz-bahy, -bahy, pah-serz-] /ˈpæs ərzˈbaɪ, -ˌbaɪ, ˈpɑ sərz-/,

a person passing by.

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Origin of passerby

1560–70; pass by + -er¹, with postposing of the particle

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Related Words

bystander, observer, witness, viewer, beholder, watcher, spectator, onlooker, passer-by, looker-on