"balancer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-balancer.wav Forms: balancers [plural]
Etymology: From balance + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|balance|er|id2=agent noun}} balance + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} balancer (plural balancers)
  1. One who, or that which, balances.
    Sense id: en-balancer-en-noun-R~J3Fr7V
  2. An acrobat. Translations (acrobat): equilibrista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), balansista [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-balancer-en-noun-uK80THyM Disambiguation of 'acrobat': 4 94 1
  3. Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
    Sense id: en-balancer-en-noun-6RpGEGVp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 8 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 20 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: harmonic balancer, load balancer

Inflected forms

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