name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leaver
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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rhymes with -iːvə(ɹ)
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homophone: lever
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CMU ARPABET: L IY1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This year's school leavers have excellent grades.
- He's a leaver, not a stayer: he'll never be happy tied down in one place.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Leaver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of schoolie (“a senior student”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Western
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: schoolie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
someone who leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: departer, goer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: migrant, migrator
History
Etymology
From leave + -er.
From leave + -er (ideological suffix).