Passman Meaning
/pˈæsmən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who passes a university degree, but without honours.
nameA surname originating as an occupation for a seller or grower of peas.
Sentence Examples
No definition or common usage for 'passman' was found.
The term 'passman' is not widely recognized.
He studied hard to become a passman at Oxford.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ collected the toll from every car passing through.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ graduated with a basic degree rather than honors, having met only the minimum requirements.
Word Origin & History
From pass + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As one reads history—not in the expurgated editions written for schoolboys and passmen, but in the original authorities of each time—one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted; […]"
— 1891 March 15, Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism”, in Oscar Wilde, William Morris, W[illiam] C[harles] Owen, The Soul of Man under Socialism, The Socialist Ideal—Art and The Coming Solidarity (The Humboldt Library of Science; no. 147), New York, N.Y.: The Humboldt Publishing Company, 28 Lafayette Place, →OCLC, pages 14–15:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ collected the toll from every car passing through.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ graduated with a basic degree rather than honors, having met only the minimum requirements.