Etymology
Origin of passer
Example Sentences
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Tagovailoa, 28, had the best passer rating in the NFL in 2022 and the most passing yards in 2023.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Fellow Jets quarterbacks Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith and Zach Wilson also all finished dead last in passer rating in their first three seasons with the team.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
So instead of handing a lucrative contract to an aging passer who had become disenchanted with the only team he had ever played on, the Seahawks traded him away to the Broncos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The four interceptions and 45.5 passer rating against the Rams earlier this season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
All day she walked up one street, down another, looking keenly at each passer by, but always with the same hopeful look.
From Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel by Leonard, May
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