passer-through

noun

A person who passes through a place.

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Meanings

nounpasser-through (plural passers-through)

plural passers-through

  1. A person who passes through a place.

    Used as a place to alight for the Royal Family and their guests bound for Balmoral, esteemed Ballater passers-through included Tsar Nicholas II in 1896, when the site was temporarily painted black and gold to mark the occasion.

    2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, page 60
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APA

passer-through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passer-through

MLA

“passer-through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passer-through. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passer-through,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passer-through.

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