leveller
(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
1Other words from leveller
- self-lev·el·ler, noun
Words Nearby leveller
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How to use leveller in a sentence
The old leveller, Nature, is at her eternal work of rotation, turning the big wheel round.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsHe was an Educationalist, and Education is the true leveller.
Res Judicat | Augustine BirrellThe most immediate effect upon Glen of the leveller's departure was to promote him and increase his pay.
Campmates | Kirk MunroeThe eighteenth century was by no means a leveller of distinctions, but all classes met together without levelling.
South London | Sir Walter BesantLike Mrs. Cornelys's masquerades and assemblies, Vauxhall was the great leveller of the eighteenth century.
South London | Sir Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for leveller
US leveler
/ (ˈlɛvələ) /
a person or thing that levels
a person who works for the abolition of inequalities
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