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Definition of Leveller
1. Noun. A radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions.
Definition of Leveller
1. Noun. A person or thing that levels. ¹
2. Noun. A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have nots. ¹
3. Noun. (sports) An equaliser. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leveller
1. leveler [n -S] - See also: leveler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leveller
Literary usage of Leveller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Engineering: A Hand-book of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles (1901)
"The leveller takes charge of the level party and keeps the notes of his work.
... The leveller should use every endeavor to follow closely after the ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"republicans doubted the sincerity of a prince's conversion, and sent him to meet
the great leveller Death on the guillotine (1793). ..."
3. The Railroad Engineer's Practice: Being a Short But Complete Description of by Thomas M. Cleemann (1892)
"The leveller follows the ... and leveller. He is provided with a thin box, with
a hinged cover on the end, which serves both as a portfolio and a ..."
4. The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song: Selected from English and American by Charlotte Fiske Bates (1910)
"DEATH THE leveller. THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows,not substantial
things; There is no armor against Fate — Death lays his icy hand on kings ..."
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