[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

balancer \bal"ancer\, n.
   1. one who balances, or uses a balance.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. in diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

balancer
     n 1: an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
     2: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous
        insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
        syn: halter, haltere
see also:
halter haltere 

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