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leaver

leaver noun: one who leaves. Also the alternative letter-case form of Leaver.

Noun (1)

leaver (plural leavers)

  1. One who leaves.
    • 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.
  2. (Australia, Western) Synonym of schoolie (“a senior student”).
    Synonyms:
    schoolie

Proper noun capitalized: Leaver

Leaver

  1. A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: Leaver

Leaver (plural Leavers)

  1. (UK) Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
    Synonyms:
    Brexiter, Brexiteer

Also used as

leaver is also the alternative letter-case form of Leaver.

Synonyms of leaver

Antonyms

Forms of leaver

pluralleavers
pluralLeavers
alternative formleaver

Origin of leaver

From leave + -er.

From leave + -er (ideological suffix).

Words formed from leaver

Words that rhyme with leaver

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about leaver

What does leaver mean?
Leaver means one who leaves.
What part of speech is leaver?
Leaver can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of leaver?
The plural of leaver is leavers.

Words near leaver in the dictionary

  1. leavenous
  2. leavens
  3. Leavenworth
  4. Leavenworth County
  5. Leavenworths
  6. leaver
  7. leavers
  8. leavers week
  9. Leaverton
  10. Leavertons
  11. leaves

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