returnee

noun

re·​turn·​ee ri-ˌtər-ˈnē How to pronounce returnee (audio)
: one who returns
especially : one returning to the U.S. after military service overseas

Examples of returnee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Narasimhan was hand-picked by returnee Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to lead the company after his prior successor, Kevin Johnson, stepped down. Rohan Goswami,kate Rogers, CNBC, 19 July 2024 Inconsistency from the freshmen is inevitable, which heaps pressure on returnee Jeremiah Williams and a handful of transfers. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024 The trio join a Season 2 guest star lineup that already boasts William H. Macy (Shameless), Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Masked Singer host Nick Cannon and Season 1 returnee Michael Chiklis. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 July 2024 Popular on Variety Pavlov, who plays the returnee Kaloyan, is a celebrated rap star named Fyre in his native Bulgaria, but here brilliantly embodies a taciturn character, whose silences and wordless responses are somehow more articulate than speech. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for returnee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of returnee was in 1944

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“Returnee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/returnee. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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returnee

noun
re·​turn·​ee ri-ˌtər-ˈnē How to pronounce returnee (audio)
: one who returns

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