• Equalizer

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    Origin

    equalize + -er

    Full definition of equalizer

    Noun

    equalizer

    (plural equalizers)
    1. One who makes equal; a balancer.
    2. (sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
      • 2011, October 1, Phil Dawkes, Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom, Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.
      • 2011-05-16, Mike Driscoll, Pirates plunder top spot with late attack , Mariners scored a run in the seventh inning and the equaliser in the top of the ninth, after Braves’ starting pitcher Ashley Crump had dominated—throwing six scoreless innings for just two hits.
    3. A electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.

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