Comebacker

/ˈkʌmbæk.ər/ noun

Definition

A person who makes a comeback, returning to success or prominence after a period of absence or failure.

Etymology

From 'comeback' (a return to success), derived from 'come back' + '-er' (agent suffix). The compound 'comeback' itself emerged in American English around the early 1900s to describe theatrical and sports returns.

Kelly Says

Muhammad Ali, Elvis, and Taylor Swift are famous comebackers—the term perfectly captures the narrative arc of returning from adversity that fascinates audiences more than continuous success!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መኰለው ጫ逢
me-qale-w chya-a-ng
ARالعربية
لاعب عائد
la-yeb ʿa-yood
BNবাংলা
বারবার ফিরে আসা খেলোয়াড়
ba-ra-ba-r fi-re a-sa khe-lo-wa-ar
CACatalà
jugador que torna
zhoo-ga-dor ke torna
CSČeština
hrač se vrací
hra-ch se vra-ci
DADansk
tilbagevendende spiller
til-ba-ge-ven-den-de spil-ler
DEDeutsch
Rückkehrer
roock-keh-her
ELΕλληνικά
بازیکن επιστρέφοντας
ba-zin-ek ep-is-tre-f-ton-ta
ESEspañol
jugador que regresa
hway-dor que reh-gre-sa
FAفارسی
بازیکن بازگشته
ba-zin ba-z-geshte
FISuomi
paluu pelaaja
pa-luu pe-la-a-ja
FRFrançais
joueur de retour
zhoo-ay de reh-toor
GUGU
વરતનાર
var-ta-na-ar
HAHA
Dan-na shi
dan-na shi
HEעברית
שחקן חוזר
shak-chan cho-zer
HIहिन्दी
वापसी करने वाला खिलाड़ी
va-pa-see kar-ne wa-la khi-la-dee
HUMagyar
visszatérő játékos
vis-sa-ta-rő ja-te-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemain yang kembali
pe-main yang ke-em-bali
IGIG
onye nọrọ
on-ye no-ro
ITItaliano
giocatore di ritorno
zho-ka-tore di reh-tor-no
JA日本語
リターナー
ri-ta-naa
KKKK
қайтып келген
kai-typ kel-gen
KMKM
អ្នកបានចេញ
a-nok ba-an che-n
KO한국어
복귀 선수
bok-gwi seon-seu
MRMR
वापसी करणारा खेळाडू
va-pa-see kar-na-ra khe-la-doo
MSBahasa Melayu
pemain yang kembali
pe-main yang ke-em-bali
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လာသူ
pyan la-thoo
NLNederlands
terugkerende speler
ter-gook-ren-de spel-er
NONorsk
tilbakekommende spiller
til-ba-ke-kom-men-de spil-ler
PAPA
ਫਿਰ ਆਇਆ
fir a-iyaa
PLPolski
gracz wracający
gra-ch vra-ca-y-chi
PTPortuguês
jogador de volta
zhoo-ga-dor de vo-ta
RORomână
jucătorul care revine
zhoo-ka-tor-ul ka-reh reh-vee-ne
RUРусский
возвращающийся игрок
vozvrashchay-ushchiysya ig-rok
SVSvenska
återvändande spelare
a-ter-vün-dan-de spel-are
SWKiswahili
mchezaji anayerudi
m-che-za-ji a-na-ye-ru-di
TAதமிழ்
மீண்டும் வரும் விளையாட்டு வீரர்
mee-in-dum vo-rum vi-la-ya-atu ve-er-ar
TEతెలుగు
مرة మళ్ళీ వచ్చే ఆటగాడు
mer-a mal-lee vach-che a-ta-ga-du
THไทย
ผู้เล่นกลับมา
poo-lay-eh glub-ma
TLTL
manlalaro na bumalik
man-la-la-ro na bum-a-lik
TRTürkçe
geri dönen oyuncu
ge-ri do-nen o-y-noo-chi
UKУкраїнська
гравець, що повертається
hra-vets sho po-ver-ta-y-tsia
URاردو
اپنے لوگ
ap-ne loog
VITiếng Việt
người chơi trở lại
ngoo-ee choy tro-lai
YOYO
olùpọ̀
o-loo-po
ZH中文
归来者
guī lái zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli oyibuyela
oom-sha-ye-li oo-yi-bu-ye-la

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