Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Passeridae.

Etymologies

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From Latin passer ("sparrow").

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Examples

  • The Passer: The Passer is the polar opposite of The Scorer.

    Basketbawful 2010

  • Targets Average gain Interceptions Touchdowns Passer rating Rating rank** 2011 21 6.57 3* 0 41.5 4th of 83 2010 41 7.22 0 2 91.1 71st of 92 *interceptions are the team total on passes thrown at Wilson, not the individual total.

    Kyle Wilson Has Gradually Become Darrelle Revis-Lite 2011

  • While living in Prague, he attended grade school with Mr. Forman, Vaclav Havel and Ivan Passer.

    Two Paths, Little Glory For This Polish Director Anthony Paletta 2011

  • Another point of music we look forward to is the Communion proper, which we chose from the 3rd Sunday of Lent: Passer Invenit, which is nearly symphonic in its scope and has the famed passage that seems to replicate the sound of the turtle doves in the text.

    Highest Call, Birmingham, Alabama 2009

  • Passer-bys will have entire conversations with my dog, without ever looking at me, and his breath stinks.

    Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » Dog people 2009

  • Passer by u are talking crap, this has nothing to do with RUC and your reference to collusion and RUC is an insult to our brave comrade Peadar.

    Officer Down (Northern Ireland) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Passer-bys will have entire conversations with my dog, without ever looking at me, and his breath stinks.

    Cooperative Blog » 2009 » February » 12 2009

  • While living in Prague, he attended grade school with Mr. Forman, Vaclav Havel and Ivan Passer.

    Two Paths, Little Glory For This Polish Director Anthony Paletta 2011

  • Passer-bys will have entire conversations with my dog, without ever looking at me, and his breath stinks.

    Cooperative Blog » 2009 » February 2009

  • Or as it's unofficially billed: "Cirque du Schmelky," named for Marty Schmelky (Danny Rutigliano), a loudmouthed barker boss who oversees a crazy collection of clowns, (the inspired Claudio Carneiro and Patrick De Valette) a gum-chewing secretary (a pitch-perfect Shereen Hickman), two assistants (Daniel Passer and Wayne Wilson) and a host of remarkable acts, which Schmelky introduces with great fanfare.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Banana Shpeel, Metal Children 2010

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