Meaning & use

Passers

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People who pass by a place, or, in sports, players known for completing accurate passes.

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Passers on the street stopped to watch the street performer.

The quarterback is considered one of the league's most accurate passers.

A note on using this word

"Passers" is most familiar in the compound "passersby," though it also stands alone in sports contexts to describe skilled ball-passers.

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