Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which returns.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who returns.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who returns
  • noun American football A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked

Etymologies

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return +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Given the presence of Sayers, Metcalf, Barney, Chandler and even Wehrli on this team, a dedicated kick returner is probably an unneeded luxury.

    The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009

  • He started feeling his oats in the running game late in the season and was a threat as a receiver and punt returner from the start.

    USA TODAY hands top NFL rookie award to Vince Young 2007

  • a great returner is only a great returner with great blocking.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • I was willing to make an exception if the dilatory call returner had an extreme emergency—say, dying during lunch.

    The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010

  • I was willing to make an exception if the dilatory call returner had an extreme emergency—say, dying during lunch.

    The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010

  • He said acquiring a player whose primary role is a returner is a "luxury."

    IndyStar.com Top Stories 2010

  • He said acquiring a player whose primary role is a returner is a "luxury."

    IndyStar.com Top Stories 2010

  • And once you start to see that, you realise that Ramires, who has had an excellent tournament pounding up and down the right flank, offering deftness as well as energy, could be seen as a modern version of a tornante (literally, a "returner") who, like Jair in Helenio Herrera's Internazionale, is a winger who tracks back.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • In countries like China and India, the 'returner' is becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in an increasingly competitive marketplace. "

    Jobs For New MBAs Are Back--But They're Different 2010

  • In countries like China and India, the 'returner' is becoming one of the most sought-after commodities in an increasingly competitive marketplace. "

    Jobs For New MBAs Are Overseas 2010

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