returned man

American  

noun

Canadian.

1. a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.

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Etymology

Origin of returned man

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In May, a recently returned man vanished after leaving his job at a hotel in the central state of Querétaro, Concha said.

From Los Angeles Times

But while they often returned man, post-apocalypse, to a hopeful, pastoral existence, their pulp and hard sci-fi descendants — many of who had come of age during world wars and nuclear standoffs — pushed humanity right over the edge.

From New York Times

"I didn't know you were a returned man," the sergeant said placatingly.

From Project Gutenberg

A returned man told me about hearing a lark sing one morning as the sun rose over the shell-scarred, desolated battlefield, with its smouldering piles of ruins which had once been human dwelling-places, and broken, splintered trees which the day before had been green and growing.

From Project Gutenberg

"Well, Lionel, the returned man is John Massingbird."

From Project Gutenberg