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• a variation of leveler.

leveller

American  

[lev-uh-ler] / ˈlɛv ə lər /

noun

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

2. Chiefly British. leveler.

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leveller British  

/ ˈlɛvələ /

noun

1. a person or thing that levels

2. a person who works for the abolition of inequalities

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Other Word Forms

• self-leveller
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of leveller

First recorded in 1590–1600; level + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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leveller

It could have led to a collapse but, instead, they took the game to the Spanish champions during an engrossing first half, which could - and perhaps should - have yielded a leveller.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Murillo: He took a blow to the head in the first half which required treatment and almost grabbed an injury-time leveller following some great skill.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kerry clawed their way back and sat just two points down as they chased a late leveller, but they failed to strike before Tommy Conroy's score capped a famous win for Mayo.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Curacao's 7-1 drubbing on their World Cup debut may have been what many expected, but no-one would have predicted Livano Comencia's first-half leveller.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The sun slanted through to the moss here and there, leveller.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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