REVENANT

PRONUNCIATION: (REV-uh-nuhnt)

MEANING: noun: A person who returns after a long absence or supposedly after death.

ETYMOLOGY: From French revenant (ghost), from revenir (to return), from Latin re- (again) + venire (to come). Earliest documented use: 1823.
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REVENAST - dream of being a political cartoonist

RETENANT - finding a new renter after a successful eviction

REVENDANT - the name of a fancy Paris shop for pre-owned merchandise