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.

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The 2022 massacre in Cetinje left 10 people dead, including two children, before the attacker was fatally shot by a passerby. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Listen to this article Loading your audio article A Manhattan transit worker was attacked Friday morning by a passerby who hurled an orange at her stomach, police said. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 The dead animal, found by a passerby, is undergoing further analysis. —

Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 In August 2022 in Cetinje, which is Montenegro’s historic capital, an attacker killed 10 people, including two children, before he was shot and killed by a passerby. —

Risto Bozovic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for passerby