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passerby

🇬🇧 UK/'pæsә'bai/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who happens to be walking past a place.

过路人,行人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
passstep, pace, go
+
erone who does, agent
+
bystem
=passerby

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A passerby witnessed the accident and immediately called emergency services.

  • 2.

    The street musician relied on tips from appreciative passersby.

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