English noun: balancer | |||
1. | balancer (person) an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acrobat | ||
2. | balancer (animal) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | ||
Synonyms | halter, haltere | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wing | ||
Part meronym | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects | ||