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passer.

One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑːsə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæsəɹ/US
  1. One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

  2. One who passes something along; a distributor.

    a passer of counterfeit banknotes
  3. Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.

  4. Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass. A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.

  5. A passed pawn.

    informal
  6. One who passes; a passer-by.

    archaic
  7. 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English passer From pass + -er.

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