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- n. Plural form of passer.
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“Outlandish and informal street performers entertain passers-by who drop coins in turned-up hats.”
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“Other two-title passers were Bob Griese, Roger Staubach,”
“The angle which it formed with the gable of the large building was filled, at its lower extremity, by a mass of masonry of a triangular shape, probably intended to preserve that too convenient corner from the rubbish of those dirty creatures called the passers-by.”
“The poet declaimed wherever people would listen to him; the story-teller unrolled his mat and called the passers-by to listen to what wonders he would unfold.”
“Of some diseases, the virus is a bacillus or coccus, excessively minute fungi recognizable only under the microscope; but the bacteriologists are now beginning to speak of viruses so impalpable that they, unlike ordinary bacteria, can go through the pores of a clay filter, are filter-passers, that is are of ultra-microscopic dimensions.”
“Negro-beggars encumber the steps of various banks and public edifices, sitting for hours together with open, outstretched hands, almost too lazy to close them over the few coins the passers-by bestow.”
“In addition, there is this circumstance, which was not mentioned by that gentleman: each of the "passers" carried one or two lemons, which they dropped into the fire as they went along.”
“Rosicky (and Nasri) are actually best suited as offensive central midfielders, and they also possess the ability to run with the ball which will be extremely valuable and much better than having 3 "passers" in central midfield.”
“A large crowd gathered Monday afternoon in front of Dutch's Trading Post as sportsmen and passers-by admired "Lucky Buck" — an elusive 30-point whitetail buck taken by bow Sunday night west of Fond du Lac.”
“New contracts signed in 2009 by strong-armed passers Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Jay Cutler have undoubtedly raised the bar on the price for franchise quarterbacks in the NFL.”
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