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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
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Words related to returnee

penitent, prodigal, magdalen

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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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