returner
/ (rɪˈtɜːnə) /
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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Example sentences from the Web for returner
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 UreIn comparison with the others he is the Returner through the Occident.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider