LEAVER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

leaver

noun

Definition of leaver

as in dropout

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Recent Examples of leaver Several aspects of the turnover process affect the likelihood that a leaver will recommend their former firm. — Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The Sri Lanka–born, San Diego–raised 28-year-old UC Berkeley dropout bends her generation’s activist streak inside out and roasts from a place of familiarity.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
The film follows a 16-year-old high school dropout in Singapore who returns to her elite all-girls Chinese school to join the graduating class.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dropout

Noun

Abraham and Szor, both Israeli filmmakers, have been denounced as traitors in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has threatened to revoke their citizenship.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Over in Norway, drama series Rinnan, about the infamous Norwegian traitor and Gestapo agent Henry Rinnan, is also set to launch.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

The rebels have also intensified their attacks across the border into Saudi Arabia, attacking its oil facilities and preventing its tankers from passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, through which around 12% of global trade passes.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
While the British prevailed over the rebels, the uprising laid the foundations for African nationalism.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebel

Noun

Worth putting a pin in Catherine’s reaction to Lamb’s callous reference to Charles Partner, the late First Desk chief and turncoat who employed Catherine as his personal assistant.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026

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