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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ritornato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ritorˈnato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Returner/rɪˈtɜːrnər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Accogliamo con piacere ogni nuovo ritornato in azienda."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who returns to a place, organization, or activity after an absence.

    "The company has established a dedicated mentorship program specifically for career returners."
  2. 2

    In sports and games, a player who returns a serve, ball, or puck to the opponent.

    "An aggressive returner can quickly put the server on the defensive during a tennis match."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'return', which entered Middle English around 1300 from Old French 'retourner' (formed from re- 'back' + tourner 'to turn'), ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'retornare'. The agent suffix '-er' was subsequently appended in Middle English to designate a person or thing that returns.

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