homecomer

This from an article in the _Times_ on a homecomer from the front.

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“But Alan Dell is my brother-in-law,” protested the homecomer helplessly.

Coroner's Pidgin Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1945

They too had gifts for the homecomer, but Sandy's outshone them as a newly minted five-dollar gold piece does a silver coin.

Rimrock Trail 1906

The sight of the uniforms only confirmed the homecomer in his own forebodings anent the first act of the drama that was being enacted upon his peaceful island.

The Light of Scarthey Egerton Castle 1889

Perhaps he's collecting his thoughts as prodigal homecomer

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And there were other things in our companionship that took strong hold of my mind: to discourse and jest with him; to indulge in courteous exchanges; to read pleasant books together; to trifle together; to be earnest together; to differ at times without ill-humor, as a man might do with himself, and even through these infrequent dissensions to find zest in our more frequent agreements; sometimes teaching, sometimes being taught; longing for someone absent with impatience and welcoming the homecomer with joy.

Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler 345-430 1955

I am what you might call a “homecomer.” Wendell Berry, the Kentucky writer and farmer, uses that word to describe people who have spent some time away, usually to pursue better opportunities in cities, and then choose to return to their rural roots.

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