returnee

[ ri-tur-nee, -tur-nee ]

/ rɪ tɜrˈni, -ˈtɜr ni /

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noun

a person who has returned, as from travels or a long absence.

a person returning from overseas duty in the armed forces.

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Origin of returnee

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; return + -ee

Words nearby returnee

return bend, return-cocked, return crease, returned man, returned soldier, returnee, returner, return extrasystole, return-flue boiler, returning officer, return on assets

How to use returnee in a sentence

We are hopeful that this trend will enable and encourage more women returnees, women in tech, and women in leadership roles to enter the workforce and climb the professional ladder while ensuring gender parity across all levels.
Remote working has helped India Inc improve its gender diversity quotient|Ananya Bhattacharya|June 14, 2021|Quartz
The next returnees will include students who struggle to access technology required for remote learning, students who desire to switch from virtual to in-person schooling and students who enrolled in January.
Northern Virginia schools promise normal fall, but differ on how to treat remote learners|Hannah Natanson|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Only returnees to the Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets have regressed more this season.
Everything That Could Go Wrong For The Buffalo Sabres Has Gone Wrong|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|March 24, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The country kept its cases low with early lockdown measures, strict travel bans, and a longer than usual mandatory quarantine period for returnees.
These Asian countries have masterfully limited COVID outbreaks. Here’s how they did it|Naomi Xu Elegant|December 28, 2020|Fortune

Austria said its recent spike can be traced back to holiday returnees from Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia and other parts of the western Balkans, as well as from Turkey.
Europe is at a turning point as COVID cases spike, and fragile governments feel the heat|Bernhard Warner|August 20, 2020|Fortune
Just last week, the first convicted French Jihadist returnee was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach|Tracy McNicoll|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for returnee

returnee

/ (rɪˈtɜːˌniː) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a person who returns to his native country, esp after war service

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returnee

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