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poiser

/ˈpɔɪzə(ɹ)/

poiser noun: one who poises or balances something.

Noun

poiser (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...
  2. The balancer of dipterous insects.

Forms of poiser

pluralpoisers

Origin of poiser

From poise + -er.

Questions about poiser

What does poiser mean?
Poiser means one who poises or balances something.
What part of speech is poiser?
Poiser is a noun.
How do you pronounce poiser?
Poiser is pronounced /ˈpɔɪzə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of poiser?
The plural of poiser is poisers.

Words near poiser in the dictionary

  1. pois
  2. poise
  3. poised
  4. poiseless
  5. poiselessness
  6. poiser
  7. poisers
  8. poises
  9. poisest
  10. poiseth
  11. Poiseuille equation

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