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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According to the agency, a passerby reported seeing what looked like a dead mother bear with the two bear cubs May 16 in the Oglethorpe Mountain Road area.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Community members of the nearest inhabitable land to the spill site in Plaquemines Parish tell CBS News leaks like the Well #59 incident happen frequently, and that many oil leaks can continue to spill for quite some time, until a passerby happens to see them.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Prosecutors showed video of the confrontation that was captured on business surveillance cameras and cellphone footage shot by a passerby.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
To prevent the knifeman from wounding others, the passerby wrestled the attacker to the ground and held him there until the police could come and arrest him.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Community members of the nearest inhabitable land to the spill site in Plaquemines Parish tell CBS News leaks like the Well #59 incident happen frequently, and that many oil leaks can continue to spill for quite some time, until a passerby happens to see them.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Prosecutors showed video of the confrontation that was captured on business surveillance cameras and cellphone footage shot by a passerby.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
To prevent the knifeman from wounding others, the passerby wrestled the attacker to the ground and held him there until the police could come and arrest him.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Passerby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passerby. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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