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 | ||