leveler

American  

[lev-uh-ler] / ˈlɛv ə lər /

especially British, leveller

noun

1. a person or thing that levels.

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Other Word Forms

• self-leveler noun

Etymology

Origin of leveler

First recorded in 1590–1600; level + -er ¹

Example Sentences

App developers regard the D.M.A. as a great leveler.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

War has been a leveler in terms of attitudes about mental health, some practitioners said, because virtually everyone is finding it difficult to cope with their circumstances and there is more acceptance of mental struggles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

All of the people in the emergency room need help; acute need is a type of immediate social leveler.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

“The U.N. is at one level the great leveler, where all states are sovereign equals,” said Richard Gowan, U.N. director at the International Crisis Group.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

Beginning in the fifties, less discrimination, a truer merit system, and leveler playing fields existed inside the gates of our military posts more than in any Southern city hall or Northern corporation.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore