noun
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a person or thing that balances
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entomol another name for haltere
Etymology
Origin of balancer
First recorded in 1400–50 (earlier in Anglo-French surnames); late Middle English; see balance, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Stevie could be the one to go forward, and Carrick could be a better balancer.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The U.S. will always serve as this market balancer because its commercial structure permits LNG cargo cancellations.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
President Franklin Roosevelt was an instinctive budget balancer and didn’t particularly like Keynes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2021
Nearby shelves held tubs of gut balancer, biotin hoof supplement, and electrolyte-maintenance liquid.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
Thus a mechanical balancer had been arranged, so that the pilot need never bother himself as to whether a stiff gale were blowing or not, since practically nothing could upset his craft.
From The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron by Shaler, Robert
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