leaver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From leave + -er.
Meanings
-
One who leaves.
This year's school leavers have excellent grades.
He's a leaver, not a stayer: he'll never be happy tied down in one place.
-
(UK, alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Leaver.
alt of Leaver
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.
2023 February 11, Toby Helm, “Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- (Australia, Western) Synonym of schoolie (“a senior student”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leavers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
school-leaver · good leaver · bad leaver · careleaver