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returner

returner noun: one who returns from another place.

Noun

returner (plural returners)

  1. One who returns from another place.
    • Returning to school is fairly simple, but remaining there proves to be a challenge for the returners.2002, Nilda Flores-González, School Kids/Street Kids, →ISBN, page 145
    Synonyms:
    returnee
  2. One who returns something, such as defective goods.
    • For instance, some merchants suppress the names of “serial returners”; basically, customers who repeatedly buy products that they quickly return after using them once.2016, Robert Bly, The Marketing Dictionary for the 21st Century
    Synonyms:
    returnee
  3. A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked

Synonyms of returner

Forms of returner

pluralreturners

Plural of returner: returners

Origin of returner

From return + -er.

Words formed from returner

Questions about returner

What does returner mean?
Returner means one who returns from another place.
What part of speech is returner?
Returner is a noun.
What is the plural of returner?
The plural of returner is returners.

Words near returner in the dictionary

  1. returned to form
  2. returned to one's muttons
  3. returnedst
  4. returnee
  5. returnees
  6. returner
  7. returners
  8. returnes
  9. returnest
  10. returneth
  11. returnin'

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