passerby
noun
pass·er·by
ˌpa-sər-ˈbī 
ˈpa-sər-ˌbī
plural passersby
ˌpa-sərz-ˈbī
ˈpa-sərz-ˌbī
: one who passes by
A passerby saw the accident and offered to help.
Examples of passerby in a Sentence
A passerby saw the accident and stopped to help.
Passersby were asked if they were registered to vote.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kansas City police were dispatched to the downtown apartment building on Nov. 27 after a passerby discovered the boy lying in the alley.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Days before his death, Kiker was hospitalized after a concerned passerby saw him on the streets of Denver and called emergency services.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to a report of gunfire after a passerby reported the disturbance to a security guard in the area, according to the San Diego Police Department.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
See it On Öland island in Sweden, a passerby discovered a rare Viking armband in a wetland.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Days before his death, Kiker was hospitalized after a concerned passerby saw him on the streets of Denver and called emergency services.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to a report of gunfire after a passerby reported the disturbance to a security guard in the area, according to the San Diego Police Department.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
See it On Öland island in Sweden, a passerby discovered a rare Viking armband in a wetland.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Passerby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passerby. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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