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poisers

poisers is the plural of poiser.

Meaning of poiser

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.

Questions about poisers

What is poisers the plural of?
Poisers is the plural of poiser.

Words near poisers in the dictionary

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

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