passers
Quarterbacks throwing spirals
Passers is the plural of passer—one who passes.
The word appears most often in compounds: passers-by are people walking past a location Several passers-by witnessed the accident; passers-through are travelers moving through an area without staying.
In sports, a passer throws or kicks the ball to teammates: He's one of the league's best passers.
People observing an event
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- witnessesThose who observe events
- observersThose who watch events
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
strangers · crowd · gawkers · lookers-on · rubberneckers · nonparticipants · watchers · loiterers
Passing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
- temporaryLimited in duration
impermanent · transitory · evanescent · short-lived · vanishing · fading · quick · swift
Locomotion on foot
- strollingWalking at ease
- stridingWalking with long steps
- amblingWalking without urgency
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
hurrying · rushing · shuffling · proceeding · advancing · traversing · crossing · going
onlookers
People observing an event
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- witnessesThose who observe events
- observersThose who watch events
pedestrians · strangers · crowd · gawkers · lookers-on · rubberneckers · nonparticipants · watchers · loiterers · outsiders
fleeting
Passing very quickly
temporary · impermanent · transitory · evanescent · short-lived · vanishing · fading · quick · swift · glimpsed
walking
Locomotion on foot
sauntering · hurrying · rushing · shuffling · proceeding · advancing · traversing · crossing · going · moving
quarterback
Passing position in football
- throwerOne who launches projectiles
- completionAct of finishing
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
spiral · receiver · interception · yardage · offense · arm · accuracy · pocket · release · downfield
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- passed awayDied, said gently
- passes outLoses awareness suddenly
- passed onDied or transferred
- passed upRejected an opportunity
- passed downTransmitted through lineage