"passer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpæsəɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-passer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: passers [plural]
Rhymes: -æsə(ɹ) Etymology: pass + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pass|er}} pass + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} passer (plural passers)
  1. One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-klUVKMf2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 7 23 28 8 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 6 23 22 14 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 6 7 22 22 13 16
  2. One who passes something along; a distributor.
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-arBgO32-
  3. (sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-VLQ6kOLu Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
    (American football) A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
    Categories (topical): Football (American), Sports, People Translations (sports): syöttäjä (Finnish), passari (Finnish), Passer m Passgeber [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-B9kNiPpf Disambiguation of People: 10 8 13 37 1 19 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 7 23 28 8 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 6 23 22 14 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 6 7 22 22 13 16 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports': 6 2 32 40 5 9 5
  5. (chess, informal) A passed pawn. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-BbXlf70c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 7 23 28 8 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 6 23 22 14 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 6 7 22 22 13 16 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  6. (archaic) One who passes; a passer-by. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-9FJsJwa8 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 6 23 22 14 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 6 7 22 22 13 16
  7. (sociology) One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging. Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-passer-en-noun-mcSGPv3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 7 23 28 8 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 6 23 22 14 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 6 7 22 22 13 16 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: buck-passer, flat passer, gas passer, laissez-passer, passer-by, passer-through

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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpæsəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æsə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-passer.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-passer.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-passer.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-passer.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-passer.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "syöttäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "passari"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Passer m Passgeber"
    }
  ],
  "word": "passer"
}

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