"leaver" meaning in English

See leaver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: leavers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ) Etymology: From leave + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|leave|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From leave + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaver (plural leavers)
  1. One who leaves.
    Sense id: en-leaver-en-noun-~6Q9EQuz Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 58 15 27 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 58 15 27 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 57 16 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 57 16 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 58 16 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 8 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 46 20 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 29 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 30 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 75 21 4
  2. (UK politics) Alternative letter-case form of Leaver. Tags: UK, alt-of Alternative form of: Leaver
    Sense id: en-leaver-en-noun-h0FGqh2Y Categories (other): UK politics Topics: government, politics
  3. (Western Australia) Synonym of schoolie (“a senior student”). Tags: Australia, Western Synonyms: schoolie [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leaver-en-noun-yj-1wXYl Categories (other): Western Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bad leaver, careleaver, good leaver, school-leaver

Inflected forms

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