Word family noun equality ≠ inequality equal equalizer adjective equal ≠ unequal verb equalize equal adverb equally ≠ unequally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishequalizere‧qual‧iz‧er (also equaliser British English) /ˈiːkwəlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 British EnglishDSSCORE a point that you score in a game, that gives you the same number of points as your opponent England scored the equalizer with only ten minutes to go.2 PMWsomething that makes all people equal because everyone experiences it in the same way Sport is a great equalizer in schools.Examples from the Corpus
equalizer• Just before the end Trainer slid in an equalizer to send the game into extra time.• One is that great communications equalizer, the Internet.• a graphic equalizer 