Definition

1. Noun:
   • A score that makes the match even: In sports, an "equalizer" is a goal or point that ties the score, making the teams level again.
   • A weight that balances another weight: A device or object used to counterbalance another weight, creating equilibrium.
   • Electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion: An audio device that adjusts the balance between different frequency components in a sound signal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The striker scored a late equalizer in the 89th minute. (This refers to a goal that tied the game.)
  • The engineer added an equalizer to the scale's arm. (This refers to a balancing weight.)
  • He adjusted the bass on the graphic equalizer. (This refers to the audio equipment.)

Advanced Usage

• "To score an equalizer": A common phrase in sports commentary for achieving a tying score.
  • The team fought hard to score a dramatic equalizer.

Variants and Related Words

• Equalize (verb): To make things equal or uniform.
  • The government aims to equalize opportunities across regions.
• Equalization (noun): The process of making things equal.
  • The equalization of tax burdens was debated.

Synonyms

• Balancer: Something that creates balance.
• Leveler: Something that makes things level or equal.
• Tie (in sports context): A score that equalizes the match.

Related Phrases

• "The great equalizer": An idiomatic expression referring to something that makes all people equal, often used for concepts like death, education, or technology.
  • Education is often called the great equalizer.

Noun

1. a score that makes the match even
2. a weight that balances another weight
3. electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion