levanter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area

WordNet

Le*vant"er noun
Etymology
From Levant, v.
Definitions
  1. One who levants, or decamps. Colloq. Eng.
Le*vant"er noun
Etymology
From Levant, n.
Definitions
  1. A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. W. H. Russell.

Webster 1913