levanter

A strong easterly wind of the Mediterranean area.

A native or inhabitant of the Levant.

An easterly wind blowing up the Mediterranean from the direction of the Levant.

One who levants; one who runs away disgracefully.

Specifically One who bets at a horse-race, and runs away without paying the wager lost.

One who levants, or decamps.

A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean.

An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.

an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area