Meanings
nounpasserby (plural passersby)
plural passersby
- alternativeAlternative form of passer-by.
We are sitting at a table on the sidewalk, sipping at two great big iced café mochas, and while Phil stares at every pretty passerby as if he’s about to say “Take me to your leader,” I am lavishing my attention on his scooter, parked at the curb ten feet away.
2013, Chris Lynch, Pieces, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 122
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APA
passerby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerby
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“passerby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerby. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passerby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passerby.
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