leveller

[ lev-uh-ler ]

/ ˈlɛv ə lər /

noun

(usually initial capital letter) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance.

Chiefly British. leveler.

Origin of leveller

First recorded in 1590–1600; level + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM leveller

self-lev·el·ler, noun

Words nearby leveller

leveler, levelheaded, leveling instrument, leveling rod, Levelland, leveller, Levellers, level line, levelling screw, level of attainment, level-off

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Example sentences from the Web for leveller

The eighteenth century was by no means a leveller of distinctions, but all classes met together without levelling.
South London|Sir Walter Besant
Leveller, demagogue, and Jacobin I am not; but for the rest, who knows—who knows?
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
His last service as commander-in-chief was the suppression of the Leveller mutiny at Burford in May 1649.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
Such is the history of James Nicholson the Leveller and his children.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

The man was a leveller, a chartist, a positivist—a despiser of dignities!
Thomas Wingfold, Curate|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for leveller

leveller

US leveler

/ (ˈlɛvələ) /

noun

a person or thing that levels

a person who works for the abolition of inequalities

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单词	leveller
释义	leveller [ lev-uh-ler ] / ˈlɛv ə lər / noun (usually initial capital letter) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance. Chiefly British. leveler. Origin of leveller First recorded in 1590–1600; level + -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM leveller self-lev·el·ler, noun Words nearby leveller leveler, levelheaded, leveling instrument, leveling rod, Levelland, leveller, Levellers, level line, levelling screw, level of attainment, level-off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leveller The eighteenth century was by no means a leveller of distinctions, but all classes met together without levelling. South London\|Sir Walter Besant Leveller, demagogue, and Jacobin I am not; but for the rest, who knows—who knows? Lewis Rand\|Mary Johnston His last service as commander-in-chief was the suppression of the Leveller mutiny at Burford in May 1649. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various Such is the history of James Nicholson the Leveller and his children. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various The man was a leveller, a chartist, a positivist—a despiser of dignities! Thomas Wingfold, Curate\|George MacDonald British Dictionary definitions for leveller leveller US leveler / (ˈlɛvələ) / noun a person or thing that levels a person who works for the abolition of inequalities Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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