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bal·anc·er

(băl′ən-sər)

1. One that balances.

2. See halter².

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balancer

(ˈbælənsə)

1. a person or thing that balances

2. (Zoology) entomol another name for haltere

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bal•anc•er

(ˈbæl ən sər)

n.

1. one that balances.

2. halter ².

[1400–50]

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Noun	1.	balancer - an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
	2.	balancer - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight haltere, halter wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing

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