leveler

noun

lev·​el·​er ˈle-və-lər 

ˈlev-lər

variants or leveller

1

: one that levels

2

a

capitalized : one of a group of radicals arising during the English Civil War and advocating equality before the law and religious toleration

b

: one favoring the removal of political, social, or economic inequalities

c

: something that tends to reduce or eliminate differences among individuals

Synonyms

• democrat

Examples of leveler in a Sentence

a nation of levelers, Norway has a tax structure designed to reduce the gap between the richest and the poorest

Recent Examples on the Web

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Even when United were dominant for the first 15 or so years of the Premier League, derby conditions always acted as a leveller. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025

The horrendous conditions probably acted as something of a leveller, too. —Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for leveler

• leveller