Meanings
leaver1
plural leavers
- One who leaves.
This year's school leavers have excellent grades.
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He's a leaver, not a stayer: he'll never be happy tied down in one place.
- UKgovernmentAlternative letter-case form 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
Leaver2
- A surname.
Leaver3
plural Leavers · alternative leaver
- UKgovernmentSomeone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of schoolie (“a senior student”).
nounSomeone who supports Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
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leaver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaver
“leaver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaver. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaver.
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