Returner

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who returns from another place.

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

  2. 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."

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

Synonyms

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returneerevenant

Antonyms

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taker

Example

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

Etymology

From return + -er.

Related phrases

kick returnerkickoff returnerpunt returnerrun back

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