poiser

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/ˈpɔɪzə(ɹ)/

noun

One who poises or balances something.

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Meanings

nounpoiser (plural poisers)

plural poisers

  1. One who poises or balances something.

    To the only rewarder and most just poiser of virtuous merits, the most honourably renowned Nobody, bounteous Maecenas of Poetry and Lord Protector of oppressed innocence, […]

    c. 1599 (date written), I. M. [i.e., John Marston], The History of Antonio and Mellida. The First Part. […], London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Mathewe Lownes, and Thomas Fisher, […], published 1602, →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  2. The balancer of dipterous insects.

Origin

From poise + -er.

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APA

poiser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiser

MLA

“poiser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poiser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiser.

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