noun
- a person who returns home, especially after a long absence
- a student or alumnus/alumna who returns to their school for homecoming festivities
Usage: chiefly North American
Examples
- The homecomer was greeted warmly by family members at the airport.
- After five years abroad, she was a proud homecomer returning to her hometown.
- Homecomers filled the stadium for the annual football game and celebration.
- The university welcomed all homecomers back to campus for reunion weekend.
- As a homecomer, he felt nostalgic walking through the familiar hallways of his old school.