noun
successful candidate; person who passed
Used for someone who has passed an exam, screening, or selection process.
試験の通過者は次の面接に進みます。
Those who passed the exam will proceed to the next interview.
書類選考の通過者にはメールで通知します。
We will notify successful candidates of the document screening by email.
noun
passer-by; transiter
Refers to a person passing through a place, such as a gate or checkpoint. Less common than 通行人.
改札の通過者が急に増えた。
The number of people passing through the ticket gate suddenly increased.
通行人 is the common word for a passer-by on a street or road. 通過者 is more often used for people passing through a controlled point like a gate or checkpoint.
Compound of 通過 (passing through) + 者 (person).