Passer-by

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ

Definitions

A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).

Equivalents

Españolpaseante transeúnte viandante

Françaisbadaud passant passante

DeutschPassant Passantin

30 more languages

العربيةعابر السبيل مار مارة

Българскиминувач

Bosanskiprolaznica prolaznik пролазникпролазница

Catalàpassant transeünt vianant

Češtinakolemjdoucí

Ελληνικάδιαβάτης περαστικός

Suomiohikulkija

Gàidhligneach-dol-seachad

עבריתעובר אורח

हिन्दीराहगीर

Hrvatskiprolaznica prolaznik пролазникпролазница

Magyarjárókelő

Italianopassante

日本語通行人

Қазақ тіліжолаушы жүргінші

한국어통행인

Кыргызчажолоочу

Latviešugarāmgājējs

Македонскиминувач минувачка

Nederlandsomstander passant voorbijganger

Polskiprzechodzień

Portuguêstranseunte

Românătrecătoare trecător

Русскийпрохо́жая прохожий

Српскиprolaznica prolaznik пролазникпролазница

Svenskaförbipasserande

Kiswahilimwenda

Українськазустрічний перехожий прохо́жий

اردوراہْگِیْر

Examples

“When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up.”

“With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet ⟳ on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See all B2 English words →

See also

passer-bys passer-through Passerby passerbys passerelle passerid

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free