What does passer-by mean?

passer-by means "a person who passes by casually or by chance".

How many syllables are in passer-by?

passer-by has 3 syllables: pas-ser--by. The stress falls on "pas".

What is another word for passer-by?

Close synonyms include passerby, passer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is passer-by a common word?

passer-by is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

passer-by — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a person who passes by casually or by chance
Synonymspasserby passer
Broaderpedestrian

Questions about passer-by

What does passer-by mean?: passer-by means "a person who passes by casually or by chance".
How many syllables are in passer-by?: passer-by has 3 syllables: pas-ser--by. The stress falls on "pas".
What is another word for passer-by?: Close synonyms include passerby, passer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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