comebackern.

Brit.

/ˈkʌmbakə/, U.S.

/ˈkəmˌbækər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comeback n.², -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < comeback n.² + -er suffix¹.

Chiefly North American.

1. A person who (or occasionally a thing which) is returning or has returned; spec. a person who (or occasionally a thing which) makes a comeback (comeback n.² 5).

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society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who

returner1534

revisitant1831

revenant1867

comebacker1879

comeback1908

back-tracker1946

boomeranger1984

1879 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 3 Sept. 3/6 Republicans were enthusiastic, particularly the ‘Come-backers’, of which there are many in Chester.

1934 Washington Post 9 Jan. (Sports section) 17/3 The perennial heavyweight ‘comebacker’..will be working under two distinct handicaps in his latest rejuvenation attempt at Portner's tonight.

1965 Chicago Daily Defender 9 Aug. 25/3 This year's Stars and Stripes victor, five-year-old Marlin Bay..is also a comebacker, idled for 51 weeks with leg problems.

1990 W. Friedwald Jazz Singing (1996) 421 Another comebacker, Jane Harvey, the 1945 entry in the Benny Goodman parade of vocalists, probably has enough talent and taste..to sustain a career but hasn't tried to.

2010 J. Galloway Cross-country Running (2011) xix. 133 Beginners or comebackers should jog a minute and walk a minute..during the first few weeks of training of the 10-minute warm-up.

2. Baseball. A ball hit directly back to the pitcher.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > types of hit

skyscraper1842

single1851

grass trimmer1867

safe hit1867

roller1871

sacrifice1880

triple1880

two-bagger1880

sacrifice hit1881

pop-up1882

pop fly1884

fungo1887

bunt1889

safety1895

bunting1896

drive1896

hit and run1899

pinch hit1905

Texas leaguer1905

squeeze1908

hopper1914

scratch hit1917

squib1929

line-drive1931

nubber1937

lay-in1951

squeeze bunt1952

comebacker1954

moon shot1961

gapper1970

sacrifice fly1970

sacrifice bunt1974

1954 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 23 Apr. 10/1 Cluster bore down, struck out Les Eisenhart and got Jerry Rudnick on a comebacker which he converted into a twin killing.

1970 J. Bouton Ball Four vii. 350 I threw every pitch inside, so they'd pull it. The last thing I wanted was any one-bounce comebackers.

1991 M. Mantle My Favorite Summer: 1956 vii. 111 [The pitcher] lost the game, and to make matters worse, he got hurt when he took a comebacker on his left hand and had to leave the game.

2014 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Oct. (Sports section) a55 In the second inning, starter Gio Gonzalez botched an easy comebacker, then failed to field a bunt, giving the Giants a 2-0 lead.

3. Golf. A putt remaining after the preceding one overshoots the hole.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > types of shot or stroke

putta1754

like1790

drive1829

tee-shot1850

gobble1857

push shot1865

iron shot1870

push stroke1873

drive-off1884

slice1886

raker1888

foozle1890

hook1890

iron1890

top1890

sclaff1893

brassy shot1894

run1894

chip shot1899

chip1903

pull1903

skimmer1903

draw shot1904

brassy1906

pitch-and-run1908

windcheater1909

air shot1920

chip-in1921

explosion1924

downhiller1925

blast1927

driver1927

shank1927

socket1927

recovery1937

whiff1952

pinsplitter1961

comebacker1965

bump-and-run1981

1965 W. C. Gault Long Green xiv. 143 His first downhill putt rolled four feet past and he missed the comebacker.

1972 Winnipeg Free Press 3 May (Sports News section) 61/1 He was much too bold with his approach putt, going about three feet past... He then worried and fretted himself out of the comebacker.

1992 K. Van Kampen Visual Golf (1993) xiii. 135 If you..find that you happen to be missing more comebackers than usual, tone down your attack and try to topple the ball in.

2015 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Sports section) 50 The third-round leader missed a three-foot birdie putt on 1 and compounded things by missing the five-foot comebacker for an opening bogey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comebacker
释义	comebackern. Brit. /ˈkʌmbakə/, U.S. /ˈkəmˌbækər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comeback n.², -er suffix¹. Etymology: < comeback n.² + -er suffix¹. Chiefly North American. 1. A person who (or occasionally a thing which) is returning or has returned; spec. a person who (or occasionally a thing which) makes a comeback (comeback n.² 5). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who returner1534 revisitant1831 revenant1867 comebacker1879 comeback1908 back-tracker1946 boomeranger1984 1879 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 3 Sept. 3/6 Republicans were enthusiastic, particularly the ‘Come-backers’, of which there are many in Chester. 1934 Washington Post 9 Jan. (Sports section) 17/3 The perennial heavyweight ‘comebacker’..will be working under two distinct handicaps in his latest rejuvenation attempt at Portner's tonight. 1965 Chicago Daily Defender 9 Aug. 25/3 This year's Stars and Stripes victor, five-year-old Marlin Bay..is also a comebacker, idled for 51 weeks with leg problems. 1990 W. Friedwald Jazz Singing (1996) 421 Another comebacker, Jane Harvey, the 1945 entry in the Benny Goodman parade of vocalists, probably has enough talent and taste..to sustain a career but hasn't tried to. 2010 J. Galloway Cross-country Running (2011) xix. 133 Beginners or comebackers should jog a minute and walk a minute..during the first few weeks of training of the 10-minute warm-up. 2. Baseball. A ball hit directly back to the pitcher. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > types of hit skyscraper1842 single1851 grass trimmer1867 safe hit1867 roller1871 sacrifice1880 triple1880 two-bagger1880 sacrifice hit1881 pop-up1882 pop fly1884 fungo1887 bunt1889 safety1895 bunting1896 drive1896 hit and run1899 pinch hit1905 Texas leaguer1905 squeeze1908 hopper1914 scratch hit1917 squib1929 line-drive1931 nubber1937 lay-in1951 squeeze bunt1952 comebacker1954 moon shot1961 gapper1970 sacrifice fly1970 sacrifice bunt1974 1954 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 23 Apr. 10/1 Cluster bore down, struck out Les Eisenhart and got Jerry Rudnick on a comebacker which he converted into a twin killing. 1970 J. Bouton Ball Four vii. 350 I threw every pitch inside, so they'd pull it. The last thing I wanted was any one-bounce comebackers. 1991 M. Mantle My Favorite Summer: 1956 vii. 111 [The pitcher] lost the game, and to make matters worse, he got hurt when he took a comebacker on his left hand and had to leave the game. 2014 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Oct. (Sports section) a55 In the second inning, starter Gio Gonzalez botched an easy comebacker, then failed to field a bunt, giving the Giants a 2-0 lead. 3. Golf. A putt remaining after the preceding one overshoots the hole. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > types of shot or stroke putta1754 like1790 drive1829 tee-shot1850 gobble1857 push shot1865 iron shot1870 push stroke1873 drive-off1884 slice1886 raker1888 foozle1890 hook1890 iron1890 top1890 sclaff1893 brassy shot1894 run1894 chip shot1899 chip1903 pull1903 skimmer1903 draw shot1904 brassy1906 pitch-and-run1908 windcheater1909 air shot1920 chip-in1921 explosion1924 downhiller1925 blast1927 driver1927 shank1927 socket1927 recovery1937 whiff1952 pinsplitter1961 comebacker1965 bump-and-run1981 1965 W. C. Gault Long Green xiv. 143 His first downhill putt rolled four feet past and he missed the comebacker. 1972 Winnipeg Free Press 3 May (Sports News section) 61/1 He was much too bold with his approach putt, going about three feet past... He then worried and fretted himself out of the comebacker. 1992 K. Van Kampen Visual Golf (1993) xiii. 135 If you..find that you happen to be missing more comebackers than usual, tone down your attack and try to topple the ball in. 2015 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Sports section) 50 The third-round leader missed a three-foot birdie putt on 1 and compounded things by missing the five-foot comebacker for an opening bogey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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