Definition

1. 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

1. someone who leaves