Meanings
nounequaliser (plural equalisers)
plural equalisers
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of equalizer.
Spain were provoked into a response and Villa almost provided a swift equaliser when he rounded Hart but found the angle too acute and could only hit the side-netting.
2011 November 12, Phil McNulty, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
nounelectronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
Similar
Broader
electronic equipment
nouna weight that balances another weight
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
- Old Latinaiquos
- Latinaequus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinaequālis
- Middle Englishequal
- Englishequal
- Englishequalise
- Englishequaliser
Cite this entry
APA
equaliser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equaliser
MLA
“equaliser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equaliser. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equaliser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equaliser.
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