passer
/ˈpæsəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
noun
One who passes something along; a distributor.
noun
Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
noun
Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
Example Sentences
- "The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted […]"
- "a passer of counterfeit banknotes"
- "A superb passer of the ball, we expected him to wipe the floor with the opposition."
- "There was a promise of it in the gorgeous purity of the western sky; there was an intimation in the mild, unimpertinent gaze of the passers of a certain natural facility in things."
- "Passers stopped and began to stare. A policeman was approaching up the street. Dave dodged back into the cab and banged the door."
- "Explores the history, literature, and sociology of passing, and provides case studies of six individuals who are "passers," including a black man who passed as a white Jew and a lesbian naval officer who passed as straight."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English passer From pass + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæsəɹ/
- British English: /ˈpɑːsə/