passer
noun
Simple meaning
A ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
paserSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpæsɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
sports
Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
sports
A student who passes an examination
American footballfootball
A ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
One who passes something along; a distributor.
One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
Used this way, passer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Lacking in energy or will.
Able to be passed or traversed or crossed.
In a passive manner.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe.
Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow.
Type genus of the Passeridae.
A person who passes by casually or by chance.
A ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass.
A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Largest order of birds comprising about half the known species.
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