Definition of "passer" []

• Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass (noun)
• A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback. (noun)
• One who passes; a passenger. (noun)

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• "The famed passer from the University of Alabama required surgery on a severely damaged right knee 23 days after he signed, and he was so gimpy-legged that fans held their breath every time he went down, but he made it, all right."
• "Needed some LB depth and got it in third round with Philip Wheeler, who can run and rush the passer from the edge."
• "A two-time NFL MVP (1989, '90), Montana twice led the NFL in passer rating and was the fifth quarterback ever to throw for 40,000 yards."