Leaver

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who leaves.

    "This year's school leavers have excellent grades."

  2. 2
    Someone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. UK
  3. 3
    someone who leaves wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Leaver. UK, alt-of

    "An extraordinary cross-party summit bringing together leading leavers and remainers – including Michael Gove and senior members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet – has been held in high secrecy to address the failings of Brexit and how to remedy them in the national interest, the Observer can reveal."

  5. 5
    Synonym of schoolie (“senior student”). Australia, Western
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
brexiteerbrexiteerbrexiterbrexiterdeparterdeparter

Example

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"This year's school leavers have excellent grades."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From leave + -er.

Etymology 2

From leave + -er (ideological suffix).

Related phrases

bad leaverschool-leavereuropean unionunited kingdom

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