returnee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˌtɜːˈniː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹɪˌtɝˈniː/ (General-American)
Etymology
From return + -ee.
Meanings
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Someone who comes back or returns, especially to their own country or region.
They recognise too, from the gait, from her posture, that whatever this returnee’s specific reasons for crossing whatever borders she did, they were painful, heavier still than all of her luggage.
2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 139:
- A person who sends something back.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| returnees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |