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Meanings of passer-by in English

Portuguese
transeunte

A person who passes by casually or by chance.

transeunte
Usage of passer-by in English
1
Laura Safe was pulled to safety from the water by a passer-by.
BBC
2
It flaunted in the face of the passer-by an old-time front yard.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
3
Rents in the roofless walls of unoccupied houses stared at the passer-by.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
4
A passer-by came across the gruesome scene and immediately alerted the authorities.
The South African
5
It often ends with her asking a random passer-by to stand guard.
Independent.ie
6
You know every time a passer-by looks at you in the street.
Maurice Guest
7
She has often called in some passer-by to help her punish me.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
8
A gigantic work which the boot of a passer-by will soon destroy.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
9
This frequenter was the passer-by whose cheer of enthusiasm has been recorded.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
10
She looked frail so a passer-by alerted police who picked her up.
News.com.au
11
I would be incapable of deliberately stepping aside for an approaching passer-by.
The book of disquiet
12
These little towns do not look to the passer-by comfortable as homes.
Letters from America
13
She caught the first passer-by whom she passed, and addressed him piteously.
Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
14
It is not locked, and every passer-by is at liberty to enter.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
15
The man was spotted around 10pm in the water by a passer-by.
The Irish Times
16
There was not a passer-by who did not get out of sight.
Les Misérables
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