returner

English

Etymology

return +‎ -er

Noun

returner (plural returners)

1. One who returns
   • 2002, Nilda Flores-González, School Kids/Street Kids^[1], ISBN 0807742236, page 145:

     Returning to school is fairly simple, but remaining there proves to be a challenge for the returners.

2. (American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked

Derived terms

• kickoff returner
• punt returner

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Old French

Verb

returner

1. Alternative form of retorner.

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of returner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		returner			estre returné, returnez
gerund		en returnant			Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle
present participle		returnant
past participle		returné, returnez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	returne, return	returnes, returns	returne, return	returnons	returnez, returnés	returnent
	imperfect	returnoe, returneie, returnoie	returnoes, returneies, returnoies	returnot, returneit, returnoit	returnions, returniions	returniez, returniiez	returnoent, returnient, returnoient
	past historic	returnai	returnas	returna	returnames	returnastes	returnerent
	future	returnerai	returneras	returnera	returnerons	returnerez, returnereiz	returneront
	conditional	returneroe, returnereie, returneroie	returneroes, returnereies, returneroies	returnerot, returnereie, returneroie	returnerions, returneriions	returneriez, returneriiez	returneroent, returnereient, returneroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of estre followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	returne, return	returnes, returns	returne, return	returnons	returnez	returnent
	imperfect	returnasse	returnasses	returnast	returnissons	returnissez, returnissiez	returnassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	returne	—	returnons	returnez	—

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) returnar
• (Vallader) retuornar

Etymology

From Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from Latin re- + tornō, tornāre (“turn”), from tornus (“lathe”).

Verb

returner

1. (Puter) to return, give back

Synonyms

• der inavous
• render
• restituir