leaver
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who departs or goes away from a place, position, or group: A "leaver" is someone who leaves. This term often refers to someone who voluntarily or involuntarily exits a situation, such as a job, school, or organization.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She was the only leaver from the department this year. (She was the only person who left the department this year.)
- The company held a small party for the leaver. (The company held a small party for the person who was leaving.)
- Early leavers from the event missed the final announcement. (People who left the event early missed the final announcement.)
Advanced Usage
- "School leaver": This is a common compound term referring specifically to a student who has just left or is about to leave school, typically after completing a mandatory level of education.
- The program offers apprenticeships for young school leavers. (The program offers apprenticeships for young people who have just left school.)
Variants and Related Words
- Leave (verb): To go away from.
- Departure (noun): The act of leaving.
- Exiter (noun): A less common synonym for leaver.
Synonyms
- Departee: A person who departs.
- Goer: One who goes away (often used in specific contexts like "church-goer").
- Emigrant: A person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another.
Antonyms
- Arriver: A person who arrives.
- Joiner: A person who becomes a member of a group or organization.
- Newcomer: A person who has recently arrived.
Related Phrases
- "Leaver's ceremony": An event, often in a school, to mark the departure of students.
- The headmaster gave a speech at the leaver's ceremony.
- "Job leaver": A person who voluntarily quits their employment.
- The survey categorized the unemployed as job losers, job leavers, and new entrants.
Noun
- someone who leaves