passerby
noun
pass·er·by
| \ ˌpa-sər-ˈbī
, ˈpa-sər-ˌbī\
, ˈpa-sər-ˌbī\
plural passersby\ ˌpa-sərz-ˈbī
, ˈpa-sərz-ˌbī \
, ˈpa-sərz-ˌbī \
Definition of passerby
: 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
The passerby's report also greatly limited the amount of damage at the home, according to Western Lakes Fire District Chief Brad Bowen. — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'That could have been catastrophic': A sleeping family in Oconomowoc was saved after a passerby noticed a fire," 19 Aug. 2019 Since the Stovehouse's food garden is located out of view from Governors Drive passerby, construction progress has been somewhat clandestine. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al.com, "Stovehouse: dining guide to new Huntsville food garden," 23 July 2019 On April 12, police were dispatched to Valley Parkway after a passerby saw a man passed out in the grass. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Resident wakes up to find slashed car tires: Strongsville Police Blotter," 19 Apr. 2018 Houston Police officers were dispatched to the 14500 block of Patterson Road around 9 p.m. after a passerby saw the body of the man, who was shot multiple times. — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, "Man killed in NW Houston by 'several' gunshots," 17 Mar. 2018 The man saw a passerby filming the exchange with a cellphone and tried to knock the device from the person’s hand. — sun-sentinel.com, "Yair Lapid seeks to disqualify far-right party from elections," 6 Aug. 2019 Another passerby joined the pursuit, and police officers were called to the scene. — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, "The robber wore red boxers. His target: a paramedic at a hospital.," 30 July 2019 Piringer said the man’s dogs took matters into their own paws and alerted a passerby cyclist approximately 50 yards away. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "Maryland Man, 87, Rescued by His 2 Heroic Dogs After He Became Stuck in Knee-Deep Mud," 23 July 2019 The call came into dispatch around 1 p.m. A 911 caller said that the man was unconscious and not breathing and that a passerby had started CPR. — Robert Garrison, The Denver Post, "Denver man hiking on Bear Peak dies after being struck by lightning; wife injured," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'passerby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for passerby
passerby
noun
English Language Learners Definition of passerby
: a person who walks by something on a street or road
See the full definition for passerby in the English Language Learners Dictionary
passerby
noun
pass·er·by
| \ ˌpa-sər-ˈbī
\
\
plural passersby\ -sərz-ˈbī \
Kids Definition of passerby
: someone who goes by