British EnglishBrEBEC someone who goes back to work after a long time away, especially a woman who left work to look after her children 重返工作者〔尤指曾因照顾子女而离职的妇女〕
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returner• The majority of our 21 students are adultreturners.• Ismail became progressively less dangerous as a kickreturner, once his springboard to fame.• He was the 1992 leader in ProBowlballoting at cornerback and kick returner.• Mel Gray, even at age 35, is among the most dangerous kick returners in the league.• I am old, and cheap to insure as a motorcyclist - the classic early malemenopausereturner.• The team also wants to take a long look at rookie running back Leeland McElroy as a puntreturner.• The most obvious change in nursingpracticeapparent to returners is the activeinvolvement of patients and clients in their own care.• This is particularly good news for women returners.