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leveller.

A person or thing that levels.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person or thing that levels.

    UK
    A soil leveller is used to prepare the field before sowing.
  2. A person or thing that levels. A device used to stabilize wobbly tables, chair legs, or other furniture.

    UK
    I adjusted the leveller built into each leg of the table, but it still wobbled.
  3. Something that transcends people’s differences (such as social class, wealth, etc.); something that tends to eliminate advantages and disadvantages.

    UK
  4. A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have-nots.

    UK
  5. An equaliser.

    UK
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin libella Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level English -er English leveller From level + -er.

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