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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Loren Drain was born in her family’s home on the North Side, thanks to help from a passerby who was a doctor.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
On Friday, the mayor praised a passerby who alerted authorities to the Brooklyn urban wildfire.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
The shootout left the UPS driver and a passerby dead along with the hijackers.
—Jeff Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
Authorities estimate the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. and was first noticed at 7:40 a.m. by a passerby.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
On Friday, the mayor praised a passerby who alerted authorities to the Brooklyn urban wildfire.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
The shootout left the UPS driver and a passerby dead along with the hijackers.
—Jeff Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
Authorities estimate the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. and was first noticed at 7:40 a.m. by a passerby.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Passerby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passerby. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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