passer

A noun referring to a person who passes by casually or by chance, or someone who passes as a member of a different group, or a student who passes an examination, or in football, a ball carrier who throws a forward pass.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa alguém que passa casualmente por um lugar, quem é tomado por membro de outro grupo, um estudante aprovado em exame ou, no futebol americano, o jogador que faz um passe para frente.

1. Casual bystander B1 formal

   A person who goes past something or someone, often by chance.

   • A passer noticed the smoke and called the fire department.
   • The street was empty, with not a single passer in sight.
   • Several passers stopped to watch the street performer.

   🇵🇹Transeunte

   Sinônimos: passer-bypasserby

2. Person crossing racial lines C1 formal american

   A person who is accepted or perceived as belonging to a different ethnic or racial group than their own.

   • The novel tells the story of a passer in 1920s America.
   • Historically, a passer often faced complex social and personal challenges.
   • The film explores the life of a passer navigating two worlds.

   🇵🇹Pessoa que se passa por outra raça

3. Successful examinee B1 formal

   A student who successfully meets the required standard in an examination or test.

   • Every passer of the final exam will receive a certificate.
   • The school celebrated each passer with a small ceremony.
   • The passers were congratulated by their teachers.

   🇵🇹Aprovado em exame

4. Football quarterback B2 formal american

   In American football, the player who throws the ball forward to advance the play.

   • The passer threw a perfect spiral to the wide receiver.
   • He is known as an accurate passer under pressure.
   • The team's passer was sacked before he could release the ball.

   🇵🇹Quarterback

   Sinônimos: field generalgunslingerquarterbacksignal callerthrower

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• passer's possessive singular form