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bypasser

bypasser

3.2
A person who walks past a place
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪˌpæsər/
translation icon : transeúnte
  • Many bypassers enjoyed the street performances.

Examples

  • As a bypasser, she enjoys observing the street performers while walking through the park.

  • Several bypassers gathered to watch the street performance in the city square.

  • A bypasser noticed the smoke and quickly called the fire department.

  • The lost dog was found by a bypasser who took it to the animal shelter.

  • A bypasser stopped to look at the art installation.

  • The bypasser stopped to smell the flowers blooming along the sidewalk.

  • Many bypassers stopped to admire the colorful murals on the old brick building.

Synonyms

pedestrian
vsbypasser
100 1.6

A person who is walking near a road or street

is a nearby walker rather than any general street walker
passerby
vsbypasser
  • US
12 3.3

A person who is walking past a place by chance

is a nearby walker not necessarily going past by chance
passer
vsbypasser
7 4.9

A person who walks past a place, often by chance

is someone walking nearby not only casual or accidental presence
passer-by
vsbypasser
  • UK
7 3.6

A person who is walking past a place by chance

is a nearby walker rather than only being there by chance
streeter
vsbypasser
  • US
9.3

A person who is walking on the street

is a nearby walker rather than anyone simply present on streets

Surface Forms

bypasser singular
bypassers plural

Morphology

bypasser = bypass (transparent) = by + pass + er

The meaning of 'bypasser' as someone who passes by is directly derivable from 'bypass' and 'er'.

Etymology

The word bypasser comes from by 'near' and pass 'move past', like the common word passerby, so it means a person who passes by a place and notices things on the way.