passer

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Passeridae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	english sparrow, house sparrow, passer domesticus,
definition	:	small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	passer montanus, tree sparrow,
definition	:	Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family passeridae, passeridae,
definition	:	true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds (noun.animal)

2. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass (noun.person)

hypernym	:	ball carrier, runner,
definition	:	(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play (noun.person)

domain category	:	football, football game,
definition	:	any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal (noun.act)

3. a student who passes an examination (noun.person)

hypernym	:	educatee, pupil, student,
definition	:	a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution (noun.person)

hypernym	:	examinee, testee,
definition	:	someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) (noun.person)

4. a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

5. a person who passes by casually or by chance (noun.person)

hypernym	:	footer, pedestrian, walker,
definition	:	a person who travels by foot (noun.person)

6. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass (noun.person)

derivation	:	pass,
definition	:	throw (a ball) to another player (verb.possession)

7. a student who passes an examination (noun.person)

derivation	:	make it, pass,
definition	:	go successfully through a test or a selection process (verb.social)

8. a person who passes by casually or by chance (noun.person)

derivation	:	go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by,
definition	:	move past (verb.motion)

9. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass (noun.person)

derivation	:	pass,
definition	:	throw (a ball) to another player (verb.possession)

10. a student who passes an examination (noun.person)

derivation	:	make it, pass,
definition	:	go successfully through a test or a selection process (verb.social)

11. a person who passes by casually or by chance (noun.person)

derivation	:	go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by,
definition	:	move past (verb.motion)