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passer

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: passer

1
n
(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
2
n
a person who passes by casually or by chance
3
n
a student who passes an examination
4
n
a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: passer
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n (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass

Synonyms:
forward passer
Type of:
ball carrier, runner
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
2

n a person who passes by casually or by chance

Synonyms:
passer-by, passerby
Type of:
footer, pedestrian, walker
a person who travels by foot
3

n a student who passes an examination

Type of:
educatee, pupil, student
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
examinee, testee
someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
4

n a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group

Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being
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