levellern.

Brit.

/ˈlɛvl̩ə/,

/ˈlɛv(ə)lə/, U.S.

/ˈlɛv(ə)lər/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s (now U.S.) leveler.

Etymology: < level v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

One who or that which levels.

1. In material senses:

†a. One who takes soundings. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Scandagliatore, a sounder, a leueller, or fadomer of the sea.

†b. One who aims, an aimer. Obsolete.

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Coup The farre-off leueller shall neuer hit the white.

†c. A level (the instrument). Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level

level1340

water level1563

leveller1693

spirit level1718

pendulum level1728

bubble level1814

Y level1845

striding level1878

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. ii. xiii. 41 Every Level..must be taken with the Rule and Leveller, which every body knows is a Triangular Instrument with a Lead..hung to a small Cord, and that fix'd to the obtuse Angle.

1860 J. Mullan Rep. Constr. Road to Ft. Benton (1863) 85 The level was used by myself until..sickness forced me to leave the party, Mr. Johnson taking my place as leveller.

d. One who levels ground. Also, ‘an earth-scraper for levelling a site’ (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875).

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one performing other specific processes

underminer1519

leveller1712

timberman1850

stoper1874

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 115 Customs that are ordinarily follow'd by Levelers.

e. Pugilism. A knock-down blow.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions

first bloodc1540

guard1601

feint1684

in holds1713

shifting1793

rally1805

muzzler1811

one-two1811

stop1812

southpaw1813

fibbing1814

leveller1814

mouther1814

ribber1814

stomacher1814

teller1814

in-fighting1816

muzzling1819

weaving1821

out-fighting1831

arm guard1832

countering1858

counter1861

clinching1863

prop1869

clinch1875

right and left1887

hook-hit1890

hook1898

cross1906

lead1906

jolt1908

swing1910

body shot1918

head shot1927

bolo punch1950

snap-back1950

counterpunch1957

counterpunching1957

Ali shuffle1966

rope-a-dope1975

1814 Sporting Mag. 43 68 B. put in some good body hits, but C. returned them by a leveller.

f. One who uses a level or levelling-instrument.

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > surveyor > using specific instruments

leveller1834

scaler1840

transit man1857

plane-tabler1878

tape-man1900

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 548 The leveller and the shoveller..have taken the crown off his [a hill's] head.

g. ‘A billiard-table foot having a screw adjustment for height, in order to level the table’ (Knight).

h. (See quot. 1891.)

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1891 Labour Commission Gloss. at Cokemen In making coke, the coal is deposited in the oven by a tub which runs to the top eye, and is there tipped up, the coal naturally forming a conical heap at the bottom of the oven. The leveller rakes this coal level.

2. (Often with capital initial.) One who would level all differences of position or rank among men. The term first arose as the designation of a political party of Charles I's reign, which professed principles of this character; in later use, it has been applied more widely.

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society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > integration or egalitarianism > adherent of

leveller1644

equalitarian1837

inclusionist1881

egalitarian1920

assimilationist1928

integrationist1955

society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > one who degrades or deprives of rank > levelling > one who levels

leveller1644

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > other British parties > member of

baronist1611

leveller1644

grumbletonianc1690

Liberal Democrat1849

S.D.F.er1936

social democrat1981

1644 M. Nedham Case Common-wealth Eng. 77 Our Levellers now exclaim against the Parliament.

1647 Newslet. 1 Nov. (Clarendon MSS. 2638) They have given themselves a new name viz. Levellers, for they intend to sett all things straight, and rayse a parity and community in the kingdom.

1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. i. viii. 44 The People..are not Levellers, nor know they why, and yet it is, because to be levellers, were to destroy themselves.

1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 42 I see you are an everlasting Leveller, you won't allow any encouragement to extraordinary Industry and Merit.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 72 The levellers..only change and pervert the natural order of things.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. x. 78 The commonwealth's men and the levellers..grew clamorous for the king's death.

1837 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xi. 11 The republicans, the levellers, the fanatics,—all ranged themselves on the side of the rising party.

3. plural. The name of a rebel secret society in Ireland in the 18th cent. (see quots.); identical with or similar to the ‘Whiteboys’.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations

levellers1762

Hearts of Steel1771

Peep o' Day Boys1780

Rightboys1786

Brunswick Club1828

Orange Order1828

Young Ireland1843

Land league1881

U.I.L.1901

Noraid1974

U.U.U.C.1974

INLA1979

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > other British parties

digger1649

levellers1762

country party1763

court-party1763

mountain1829

fourth party1880

S.D.F.1893

S.D.P.1908

Bloomsbury gang1910

National Front1937

NF1970

1762 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 183/2 What you, in Dublin, think of the White Boys, or Levellers, I cannot say.

1763 Brit. Mag. 4 162 The mischiefs committed by those people called Levellers, in the county of Tipperary; by levelling park walls, breaking down fences, &c.

4. A thing which reduces all men to an equality.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > making equal > one who or that which makes equal > something that makes people equal

leveller1660

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 82 Such a Leveller is debauchery, that it takes off all distinctions.

1755 E. Young Centaur ii, in Wks. (1757) IV. 146 Is diversion grown a leveller, like death?

1758 S. Johnson Idler 25 Nov. 265 Sleep is equally a leveller with Death.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. i. 163 Emotion, whether of ridicule, anger, or sorrow..is your grandest of levellers.

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure xiii. 179 Familiarity is the great leveller, and a most unjust leveller.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leveller
释义	levellern. Brit. /ˈlɛvl̩ə/, /ˈlɛv(ə)lə/, U.S. /ˈlɛv(ə)lər/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s (now U.S.) leveler. Etymology: < level v.¹ + -er suffix¹. One who or that which levels. 1. In material senses: †a. One who takes soundings. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Scandagliatore, a sounder, a leueller, or fadomer of the sea. †b. One who aims, an aimer. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Coup The farre-off leueller shall neuer hit the white. †c. A level (the instrument). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level level1340 water level1563 leveller1693 spirit level1718 pendulum level1728 bubble level1814 Y level1845 striding level1878 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner i. ii. xiii. 41 Every Level..must be taken with the Rule and Leveller, which every body knows is a Triangular Instrument with a Lead..hung to a small Cord, and that fix'd to the obtuse Angle. 1860 J. Mullan Rep. Constr. Road to Ft. Benton (1863) 85 The level was used by myself until..sickness forced me to leave the party, Mr. Johnson taking my place as leveller. d. One who levels ground. Also, ‘an earth-scraper for levelling a site’ (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one performing other specific processes underminer1519 leveller1712 timberman1850 stoper1874 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 115 Customs that are ordinarily follow'd by Levelers. e. Pugilism. A knock-down blow. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions first bloodc1540 guard1601 feint1684 in holds1713 shifting1793 rally1805 muzzler1811 one-two1811 stop1812 southpaw1813 fibbing1814 leveller1814 mouther1814 ribber1814 stomacher1814 teller1814 in-fighting1816 muzzling1819 weaving1821 out-fighting1831 arm guard1832 countering1858 counter1861 clinching1863 prop1869 clinch1875 right and left1887 hook-hit1890 hook1898 cross1906 lead1906 jolt1908 swing1910 body shot1918 head shot1927 bolo punch1950 snap-back1950 counterpunch1957 counterpunching1957 Ali shuffle1966 rope-a-dope1975 1814 Sporting Mag. 43 68 B. put in some good body hits, but C. returned them by a leveller. f. One who uses a level or levelling-instrument. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > surveyor > using specific instruments leveller1834 scaler1840 transit man1857 plane-tabler1878 tape-man1900 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 548 The leveller and the shoveller..have taken the crown off his [a hill's] head. g. ‘A billiard-table foot having a screw adjustment for height, in order to level the table’ (Knight). h. (See quot. 1891.) ΚΠ 1891 Labour Commission Gloss. at Cokemen In making coke, the coal is deposited in the oven by a tub which runs to the top eye, and is there tipped up, the coal naturally forming a conical heap at the bottom of the oven. The leveller rakes this coal level. 2. (Often with capital initial.) One who would level all differences of position or rank among men. The term first arose as the designation of a political party of Charles I's reign, which professed principles of this character; in later use, it has been applied more widely. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > integration or egalitarianism > adherent of leveller1644 equalitarian1837 inclusionist1881 egalitarian1920 assimilationist1928 integrationist1955 society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > one who degrades or deprives of rank > levelling > one who levels leveller1644 society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > other British parties > member of baronist1611 leveller1644 grumbletonianc1690 Liberal Democrat1849 S.D.F.er1936 social democrat1981 1644 M. Nedham Case Common-wealth Eng. 77 Our Levellers now exclaim against the Parliament. 1647 Newslet. 1 Nov. (Clarendon MSS. 2638) They have given themselves a new name viz. Levellers, for they intend to sett all things straight, and rayse a parity and community in the kingdom. 1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. i. viii. 44 The People..are not Levellers, nor know they why, and yet it is, because to be levellers, were to destroy themselves. 1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 42 I see you are an everlasting Leveller, you won't allow any encouragement to extraordinary Industry and Merit. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 72 The levellers..only change and pervert the natural order of things. View more context for this quotation 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. x. 78 The commonwealth's men and the levellers..grew clamorous for the king's death. 1837 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xi. 11 The republicans, the levellers, the fanatics,—all ranged themselves on the side of the rising party. 3. plural. The name of a rebel secret society in Ireland in the 18th cent. (see quots.); identical with or similar to the ‘Whiteboys’. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations levellers1762 Hearts of Steel1771 Peep o' Day Boys1780 Rightboys1786 Brunswick Club1828 Orange Order1828 Young Ireland1843 Land league1881 U.I.L.1901 Noraid1974 U.U.U.C.1974 INLA1979 society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > other British parties digger1649 levellers1762 country party1763 court-party1763 mountain1829 fourth party1880 S.D.F.1893 S.D.P.1908 Bloomsbury gang1910 National Front1937 NF1970 1762 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 183/2 What you, in Dublin, think of the White Boys, or Levellers, I cannot say. 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 162 The mischiefs committed by those people called Levellers, in the county of Tipperary; by levelling park walls, breaking down fences, &c. 4. A thing which reduces all men to an equality. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > making equal > one who or that which makes equal > something that makes people equal leveller1660 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 82 Such a Leveller is debauchery, that it takes off all distinctions. 1755 E. Young Centaur ii, in Wks. (1757) IV. 146 Is diversion grown a leveller, like death? 1758 S. Johnson Idler 25 Nov. 265 Sleep is equally a leveller with Death. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. i. 163 Emotion, whether of ridicule, anger, or sorrow..is your grandest of levellers. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure xiii. 179 Familiarity is the great leveller, and a most unjust leveller. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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