returner

/ (rɪˈtɜːnə) /

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noun

a person or thing that returns

a person who goes back to work after a break, esp a woman who has had children

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby returner

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

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How to use returner in a sentence

And for those who ever wondered, “E is a receiver, a perpetual returner of the ball!”
Richard Burton’s Sexy Diaries: 13 Juiciest Bits|Kevin Fallon|October 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The returner is also of cast iron, serrated on the edge, to admit the free flowing of the liquor to the mill-bed.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
In comparison with the others he is the Returner through the Occident.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider