PASSER

Passer, genus Passer

(noun) type genus of the Passeridae

passer, forward passer

(noun) (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass

passer

(noun) a student who passes an examination

passer

(noun) a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group

passerby, passer-by, passer

(noun) a person who passes by casually or by chance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

passer (plural passers)

One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

(sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.

(American football) A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.

(chess) A passed pawn.

(archaic) One who passes; a passer-by.

(sociology) One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging.

Anagrams

• Aspers, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, sparse, spaser, spears

Source: Wiktionary


Pass"er, n.

Definition: One who passes; a passenger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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