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单词 passer-through
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passer-throughn.

Brit. /ˌpɑːsəˈθruː/, /ˌpasəˈθruː/, U.S. /ˌpæsərˈθru/
Inflections: Plural passers-through.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passer n., through adv.
Etymology: < passer n. + through adv., after to pass through at pass v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare passer-by n.
A person who passes through.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > one who passes
passera1382
passantc1436
passer-by1568
by-passer1573
pass-by1602
passer-through1843
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xv. 304 I told him that I was merely a passer through on my way to Tangier.
1864 P. E. Connor Let. 15 Feb. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1897) 1st Ser. L. ii. 750 He but excites a smile upon the lips of even the casual passer-through of this land of polygamy, treason, and kindred crimes.
1901 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 510/2 The train, street, or hotel, which are the main points of observation for the ordinary passer-through.
1987 J. Davis Libyan Politics 184 The Zuwaya used to own the desert, people said, and explained how they taxed passers-through.
1998 Independent 16 Apr. ii. 4/3 He shares with five others and an indeterminate number of passers-through.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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