returner

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noun

One who returns from another place.

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Meanings

nounreturner (plural returners)

plural returners

  1. One who returns from another place.

    Returning to school is fairly simple, but remaining there proves to be a challenge for the returners.

    2002, Nilda Flores-González, School Kids/Street Kids, →ISBN, page 145

    Synonyms: returnee

  2. One who returns something, such as defective goods.

    For instance, some merchants suppress the names of “serial returners”; basically, customers who repeatedly buy products that they quickly return after using them once.

    2016, Robert Bly, The Marketing Dictionary for the 21st Century

    Synonyms: returnee

  3. American footballA player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who returns from another place.

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nounOne who returns something, such as defective goods.

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German Returner
  • ReturnerAmerican football

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APA

returner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/returner

MLA

“returner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/returner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “returner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/returner.

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