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levanter1 definition

le·vanter (lə van′tər, -vän′-)

noun

  1. a strong wind that blows over the Mediterranean area from the east
  2. Levantine (sense )

Etymology: levant + -er

levanter2 definition

le·vant·er (lə van′tər)

noun

Brit. one who disappears, leaving unpaid debts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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