- a variation of leveler.
leveller
Americannoun
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(usually initial capital letter) (during the British Civil War) a member of the Parliamentary army advocating constitutional reforms, equal rights, and religious tolerance.
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Chiefly British. leveler.
noun
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a person or thing that levels
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a person who works for the abolition of inequalities
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Origin of leveller
Example Sentences
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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 midfielder's leveller against his former club Newcastle United, which earned Nottingham Forest a crucial point on Sunday, was even more admirable given the personal loss he has suffered.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Match-winner Palhinha, who scored Tottenham's last-minute leveller against Wolves in September, also praised his team-mate.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Gala goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir could only parry Khephren Thuram's powerful header into the path of the onrushing Koopmeiners, who tapped in the leveller just a minute later.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 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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