Definitions
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- n. One who leaves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who leaves, or withdraws.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who leaves or relinquishes; a forsaker.
- n. An obsolete spelling of lever.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who leaves
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think that a leaver is a fun gun to shoot but take a look at Rem 7600, it is a pump action rifle for around $750.
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But leaving is rarely simple and straightforward, so even where there are compelling reasons behind the exit, there are often mixed feelings held by the "leaver" - including both joy and sorrow.
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And if the political lever becomes more important then the economic leaver, that is something that they might be willing to do.
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Much of the blame for past problems went to something called the "leaver method," a popular calculation for determining graduation rates that also has gained a reputation for being the most generous.
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The two-litre model has a conventional handbrake leaver which is much more convenient to use.
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"We had one excess 'leaver' that neither we nor the state could track," she said.
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Her car performed flawlessly, as it has for most of the season, her car control skills were typically creditable and her reaction times, a rare source of criticism, were excellent. - more - Ashley/Carolina Nationals 2222 She left the starting line first in three of four rounds and, in a semifinal victory over points leader Tony Pedregon, considered the best "leaver" in the category, the reaction time difference was a scant .006 of a second.
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Unless, of course, they plan to emulate Philip Green, a school-leaver at 16 who, knowing only the rudiments of Dryden, was recently invited to advise the government's Etonians.
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EST said: Nearly half of businesses questioned said they would not be looking to take on someone of graduate or school leaver age this year, and worryingly nearly 10% said they would be reducing employees aged between 18 and 24.
West Midlands leads on jobs for young as recruitment dries up across UK
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I LOVE my henry leaver action. 22LR. it can hold plenty of ammo for those days you dont have time to reload cause your raining the squirrls.
what is your favorite 22. rifle wich do you prefer bolt, semi, lever, or single shot?
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