revenant

rev·e·nant  (rv-nnt)

n.

1. One that returns after a lengthy absence.

2. One who returns after death.

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[French, from present participle of revenir, to return, from Old French; see revenue.]

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revenant [ˈrɛvɪnənt]

n

something, esp a ghost, that returns

[from French: ghost, from revenir to come back, from Latin revenīre, from re- + venīre to come]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revenant - a person who returns after a lengthy absence individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	revenant - someone who has returned from the dead ghost - the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Adj.	1.	revenant - of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans"
	2.	revenant - coming back; "a revenant ghost" recurring continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"