passer-bynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpɑː.səˈbaɪ/us/ˌpæs.ɚˈbaɪ/plural passers-bysomeone who is going past a particular place, especially when something unusual happens:
The gunmen opened fire, killing a policeman and a passer-by.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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