passers-through

Those just passing

Passers-through are people who pass through a place without staying—travelers, transients, or those in transit.

The term emphasizes temporary presence rather than belonging: The town saw few tourists, mostly just passers-through on their way to the coast.

Singular: passer-through.

transient

travelers

People on trips

nomads · drifters · wanderers · itinerants · visitors · tourists · pilgrims · backpackers · road-trippers · vagabonds

liminal

between

In the middle of

ephemeral · momentary · intermediate · in-between · threshold · crossing · boundary · outsiders · strangers · unfamiliar

spatial

corridor

Enclosed connecting walkway

doorway · checkpoint · turnstile · lobby · foyer · station · terminal · crossroads · intersection · thoroughfare

Opposites
permanence of presence

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People living somewhere

settlers · permanent residents · inhabitants · dwellers · locals

relationship to place

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Residents of a village

locals · natives · community members · stakeholders · pillars of the community

Family

passer, passers, through, pass, passes, passed, passing, passable, impassable

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G