revenant

Plural: revenants

Noun

• One who returns, especially from the dead or after a long absence.
• a person who returns after a lengthy absence
• someone who has returned from the dead
• Someone who returns from a long absence.
• A person or thing reborn.
• A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

Adjective

• of or relating to or typical of a revenant
  • "revenant shrieks and groans"

Adjective Satellite

• coming back
  • "a revenant ghost"

Adj

• Returning.

Examples

• Like a revenant, the rare letter ’Z’ appeared on his rack just when he needed it most.

Synonyms

recurring, apparition, barghest, duppy, eidolon, empuse, ghost, haint, haunt, jumbie, phantom, phoenix, poltergeist, prodigal, returner, revenant, shade, specter, spectre, spirit, spook, sprite, visitant, wraith

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