levanter

levanter
Synonyms and related words:
Euroclydon, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, bise, defaulter, delinquent, east wind, easter, easterly, gregale, mistral, nonpayer, north wind, northeaster, norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther, southerly buster, southwester, tax dodger, tax evader, tramontane, welsher, west wind, wester, westerly

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  • Levanter — may refer to*A Levanter, a person who was born in the Levant, especially one of mixed European Oriental ancestry *Viento de Levante, a wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea * The Levanter , a novel by Eric Ambleree also*Levant… …   Wikipedia

  • Levanter — Le*vant er (l[ e]*v[a^]nt [ e]r), n. [From {Levant}, v.] One who levants, or decamps. [Colloq. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Levanter — Le*vant er, n. [From {Levant}, n.] A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. W. H. Russell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • levanter — index fugitive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • levanter — levanter1 [lə van′tər, ləvän′tər] n. [ LEVANT2 + ER] 1. a strong wind that blows over the Mediterranean area from the east 2. [L ] LEVANTINE (sense 1) levanter2 [lə van′tər] n. Brit. one who disappears …   English World dictionary

  • levanter — /li van teuhr/, n. a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean. [1620 30; LEVANT + ER1] * * * ▪ wind also spelled  levante        strong wind of the western Mediterranean Sea and the southern coasts of France and Spain. It is mild, damp, and… …   Universalium

  • levanter — 1. n. 1 a strong easterly Mediterranean wind. 2 (Levanter) a native or inhabitant of the Levant in the eastern Mediterranean. 2. n. a person who levants …   Useful english dictionary

  • levanter — noun Date: 1668 1. capitalized a native or inhabitant of the Levant 2. a strong easterly Mediterranean wind …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • levanter — noun An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic. See Also: Levant …   Wiktionary

  • Levanter — n. native or resident of the Levant …   English contemporary dictionary

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