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Balancer

noun

An acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions.

Either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight. Synonyms: halter, haltere.

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"Balancer" Quotes from Famous Books

... for daily exertions of eloquence, unless he assidiously refreshed his mind with studies, in which he was assisted by Archias and other rhetoricians, and that he read copiously is manifested in all his works. The accomplished academician, the able balancer of the different schools of philosophy and morals, and the studied Rhetor is obtruded upon us. He was, in every sense of the term, learned; Erskine, on the contrary, cannot be discovered by any of his speeches, or writings, to have read much, ...

— A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper - Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father • William Cooper

... Captain Grantly. "I tell you your idea is all wrong about that balancer! Wing warping is the only ...

— Dick Hamilton's Airship - or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds • Howard R. Garis

... smoke—and the dust in my eyes—and now it's all gone to hell! But I guess everything's all right now, if you want to fly." He touched his cap automatically. "We can start whenever you are ready, sir. You see I thought you were gone, too! That would have been a mess! I'm sure you can handle the balancer without Perkins. Poor old Perk! And Hoskins—and the others. All gone, by God! All wiped out! Only me and you left, sir!" He ...

— The Man Who Rocked the Earth • Arthur Train

... self-faith helps a man to project himself with a force that is almost irresistible. A balancer, a doubter, has no projectile power. If he starts at all, he moves with uncertainty. There is no vigor in his initiative, no positiveness in ...

— Pushing to the Front • Orison Swett Marden

... cried Captain Grantly. "I tell you your idea is all wrong about that balancer! Wing warping is the only ...

— Dick Hamilton's Airship - or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds • Howard R. Garis