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🚶 A person leaving 🇪🇺 A supporter of exit
leaver

leaver

1 7.3
A person who votes to leave a political union like the European Union
  • noun
  • /ˈliːvər/
  • UK
translation icon : partidario del Brexit
  • The debate intensified as both leavers and remainers presented their arguments in a heated discussion.

The Conservatives lost ground amongst Remainers and gained ground amongst Leavers.

Examples

  • In the recent election, a large number of voters identified themselves as leavers, supporting the decision to exit the union.

  • Because l'm not a leaver.

    Anything Else (2003)

  • And the leavers coexist.

    Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)

  • Many leavers felt that leaving the agreement would result in greater independence for the country.

Synonyms

secessionist
vsleaver
9 8.5

A person who wants their region to leave a country

supports leaving an organization or agreement, not creating a separate country

Surface Forms

leaver singular
leavers plural

Morphology

leaver = leave (transparent) = leave + er

Agentive formation from 'leave' referring to someone who favors or votes for leaving (e.g., the EU); the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Leaver comes from leave ('go away') and -er ('person who'), so it names someone who wants to leave. In politics, a leaver is a person who supports or votes to leave a union or agreement, as many people were called 'leavers' during the UK's vote to leave the EU.