Passer vs Passed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between passer and passed

is that passer is (label) to pass while passed is (pass).

that has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).

(en noun)

One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

* 2008 , David L. Streiner, ?Geoffrey R. Norman, Health Measurement Scales

The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted

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

# (American football) A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.

(chess) A passed pawn.

(archaic) One who passes; a passenger.

One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging.

* 2014 , Risa Bear, Homecomings , page 69:

Passers and would-be passers make every effort to be convincing in their chosen gender role

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That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).

That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.

* passed pawn