passerby
noun[C]
(alsopasser-by)us/ˈpæs·ərˈbɑɪ/pluralpassersbyus/ˈpæs·ərzˈbɑɪ/someone who is going past aparticularplace:
A passer-bysawsmokeand called thefiredepartment.
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A surgeon who aids apasserbyin an emergency is prosecuted under it.
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One almost waits for the film to light on a particularpasserbyand follow her or him till a story ensues.
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Unfocused interaction refers to the management of mere copresence, such as a momentary glance toward apasserby.
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They are quite discreet and to thepasserbywould not cause offence.
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It would be a pretty useless site if it did not catch the eye of thepasserby.
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To thepasserbyand to residents on main roads, the roar is far from satisfying.
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In the magistrates' court the inspector agreed that it might have looked to apasserbyas if he was mishandling the boy.
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One can call to mind an extreme case, when a bottle was thrown out of a motor car and seriously injured an innocentpasserby.
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Everypasserbyjoined in the pursuit, went for the attackers and when they were cornered a taxi man, an unarmed citizen, went in and arrested them.
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He learns from apasserbythat the apartment building had been constructed three years previously.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two bodyguards and apasserbywere hurt in that incident, and the car was severely damaged.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and was originally intended to startle apasserby.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Proximity sensors can cause false alarms in parking lots when apasserbyis entering or exiting their vehicle parked next to the armed car.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The name was taken from the invective of a hostilepasserbyduring a demonstration.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He came in disguised as a postman, but an alertpasserbyfoiled the crime.
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- encoded message
- encoder
- encoding
- encomia
- encomium
- encompass
- encompassed
- encompassing
- encore
- encore!
- encore career
- encore-career
- encounter
- encountered
- encountering
- encourage
- encouraged
- encouragement
- encouraging
- encouraging cooperation
- encouraging creativity
- encouraging growth
- encouraging innovation
- encouragingly
- enforcement agent