# leveler

Pronunciation: say "LEV-uhl-er" US /ˈlɛv.l̩.ɚ/, UK /ˈlɛv.l̩.ə/

## Noun

1. A person or thing that levels something, such as a tool for making ground flat or a foot that keeps furniture steady.
   - Simple: A person or thing that makes something flat or even.
   - _Turn the levelers under the bookcase until the shelves sit perfectly straight._
   - _The road crew ran a leveler over the gravel before the asphalt went down._
2. Something that overrides differences between people, such as class or wealth, and tends to cancel out their advantages and disadvantages.
   - Simple: Something that makes everyone equal, whether they are rich or poor, strong or weak.
   - _Public libraries have long served as a social leveler, open to anyone with a card._
   - _On the trail, mud and blisters proved a great leveler between the executives and the interns._
3. A person whose political views favor removing the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
   - Simple: A person who wants to end the big gap between rich and poor people.
   - _Critics dismissed the young senator as a leveler bent on redistributing wealth._
   - _Levelers in the army demanded that rank and property count for nothing in the new order._
4. In sports, a goal or score that brings a team level with its opponent. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A goal or point that makes the score even in a game.
   - _With ten minutes left, the substitute headed in a leveler off a corner kick._
   - _Chasing a leveler, the coach sent on two extra forwards._

## Adjective

5. Comparative form of level. — comparative form of level: more level
   - Simple: Comparative form of level. Use this to say one thing is more level than another.
   - _The patio turned out leveler than the contractor had promised._
   - _We shimmed the legs until the workbench stood leveler against the wall._

## Origin

Formed from "level" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leveler (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).