英和和英

名詞

passer (複数形 passers)

1. (sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass

   England coach Sven Göran Eriksson hailed midfielder David Beckham as possibly the best passer in the world. - BBC Sport - Eriksson salutes Beckham brilliance

   A fearless tackler in defence, Wilkinson is a fine passer and one of the most consistent goalkickers in world rugby. - BBC Sport - World Cup midfield generals - Jonny Wilkinson

2. (米国用法 football) A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
3. (chess) A passed pawn.
4. (archaic) One who passes; a passenger.

参考

• passer-by

アナグラム

• aspers
• parses
• repass
• spares
• sparse
• spaser
• spears, Spears

Latin

語源

From Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”). Related to penna.

名詞

passer m (genitive passeris); third declension

1. sparrow

Inflection

Third declension.

関連する語

• passercula, passerculus
• passerīnus

派生した語

参照

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 449