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单词 returnee
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returnee

[ ri-tur-nee, -tur-nee ]
/ rɪ tɜrˈni, -ˈtɜr ni /
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noun

a person who has returned, as from travels or a long absence.
a person returning from overseas duty in the armed forces.

Origin of returnee

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; return + -ee

Words nearby returnee

return bend, return-cocked, return crease, returned man, returned soldier, returnee, returner, return extrasystole, return-flue boiler, returning officer, return on assets
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Example sentences from the Web for returnee

  • Just last week, the first convicted French Jihadist returnee was sentenced to seven years in prison.

    Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach|Tracy McNicoll|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for returnee

returnee
/ (rɪˈtɜːˌniː) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a person who returns to his native country, esp after war service
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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