- 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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Made a great save to deny Wirtz but was well-beaten by Gakpo's cross for Isak's leveller and had no chance with Munoz's strike.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
At 6ft 4in, Madjo has already been compared to Belgium's Romelu Lukaku and his leveller to make it 2-2 after 56 minutes was simple enough but showed a predatory instinct.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
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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