leaver

ˈliːvə

Definition

Definition of leaver - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

departing person

Rare

person who departs from a place or situation

Rare

The leaver quietly exited the room.

departed

emigrant

UK politics

Rare

supporter of the UK leaving the EU

Rare

The Leaver voted for Brexit.

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Expressions with leaver

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school leaver

young person who has just finished school

Many school leavers are looking for jobs.

bad leaver

person who exits a situation causing problems

He was considered a bad leaver after quitting the project abruptly.

Origin of leaver

Old English, læfan (to leave)

Terms with leaver included in their meaning

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quit

leaver

person who leaves a job or activity

apopemptic

adj.

addressed to leaver

addressed to someone who is leaving

Examples of leaver in a sentence

As a leaver, he felt a mix of sadness and excitement.
The Leaver campaigned passionately during the referendum.
Many Leavers were disappointed with the negotiations.

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French:partant, Brexiteur, ...
German:Weggeher, Brexit-Befürworter, ...
Italian:partente, sostenitore della Brexit, ...
Spanish:partiente, partidario del Brexit, ...
Portuguese:desistente, Brexiteer, ...
Chinese:离开者, 脱欧派, ...
Japanese:去る人, リーバー, ...
Arabic:مغادر, مؤيد الخروج, ...
Hebrew:עוֹזֵב, תּוֹמֵךְ בְּרֶקְזִיט, ...
Russian:уходящий, сторонник Брекзита, ...
Ukrainian:від'їжджаючий, прихильник виходу, ...
Hindi:प्रस्थानकर्ता, लीवर, ...
Bengali:প্রস্থানকারী, লিভার, ...
Catalan:marxant, partidari, ...
Czech:odcházející, stoupenec brexitu, ...
Danish:afgående, brexit-tilhænger, ...
Dutch:vertrekker, leaver, ...
Greek:αποχωρών, υποστηρικτής της αποχώρησης, ...
Hungarian:távozó, kilépéspárti, ...
Khmer:អ្នកចាកចេញ, អ្នកគាំទ្រការចាកចេញពីសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប, ...
Korean:떠나는 사람, 탈퇴 지지자, ...
Persian:ترک‌کننده, حامی خروج, ...
Polish:osoba opuszczająca, zwolennik Brexitu, ...
Portuguese (BR):desistente, Brexiteiro, ...
Romanian:plecat, Brexiter, ...
Swedish:avfärdare, Brexit-anhängare, ...
Thai:ผู้จากไป, ผู้สนับสนุน Brexit, ...
Turkish:ayrılan kişi, Brexit yanlısı, ...
Vietnamese:người rời đi, người ủng hộ Brexit, ...

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Definition of leaver - Reverso English Dictionary

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