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Definition of Leveler
1. Noun. A radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions.
Definition of Leveler
1. n. One who, or that which, levels.
Definition of Leveler
1. Adjective. (comparative of level#Adjective level) ¹
2. Noun. A person or thing that levels. ¹
3. Noun. A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have nots. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leveler
1. one that levels [n -S] - See also: levels
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leveler
Literary usage of Leveler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1910)
"Screenings cannot be spread with a leveler. Cost of Spreading Stone With a leveler
... leveler for Spreading Stone. were removed, as they are useful only In ..."
2. A Field Manual for Railroad Engineers by James C. Nagle (1917)
"The Level Party consists generally of two members, the leveler and a rodman; ...
The leveler makes all necessary observations with his instrument, ..."
3. A Field Book for Civil Engineers by Daniel Carhart (1903)
"The leveler keeps his instrument in adjustment, sights the rod when held on ...
The leveler should observe the surface, and when practicable the high water ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"... leveler THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armor against fate: Death lays his icy hand on kings: ..."
5. Railroad Curves and Earthwork by Calvin Frank Allen (1920)
"The leveler handles the level and generally keeps the notes, which may have the
following form for the left-hand page. The right-hand page is for remarks ..."
6. The Principles of Soil Management by Thomas Lyttleton Lyon, Elmer Otterbein Fippin (1909)
"leveler and harrow type of cultivator.—In this group come the spike-toothed
harrow, smoothing harrow, the spring-toothed harrow, disc harrow, spading harrow ..."
7. Soils, Their Properties and Management by Thomas Lyttleton Lyon, Elmer Otterbein Fippin, Harry Oliver Buckman (1915)
"... leveler and harrow types of cultivators; (3) seeder cultivators. These implements
agree in their mode of action on the soil, in that they lift up and ..."