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adj
comparative form of level: more level
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, comparative, form-of
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noun
A person or thing that levels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A person or thing that levels.
A device used to stabilize wobbly tables, chair legs, or other furniture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Something that transcends people’s differences (such as social class, wealth, etc.); something that tends to eliminate advantages and disadvantages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have-nots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
An equaliser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A member of the Levellers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: leveler
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Broader terms: radical
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dhromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin libella Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level English -er English leveller From level + -er.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
