balancer

balance +‎ -er

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/

balancer (plural balancers)

1. One who, or that which, balances.
2. An acrobat.
3. Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.

• harmonic balancer
• load balancer

• barnacle

From balança +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.lənˈse]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ba.lanˈseɾ]

balancer m (plural balancers, feminine balancera)

1. scale-maker
2. person who weighs metals at a minting operation

balancer m (plural balancers)

1. pendulum

   Synonym: pèndol

• “balancer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From balance +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɑ̃.se/

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balancer

1. (reflexive) to swing (to do a reciprocating movement)
2. (reflexive) to swing (to ride on a swing)
3. (informal) to toss, to throw away, to discard
4. (slang) to denounce, to rat out on (to make a formal or public accusation against)

   Synonym: dénoncer

   balancer son porc ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 2017 December 29, Le Monde:

     La journaliste Sandra Muller revient sur le phénomène #balancetonporc qu’elle a lancé.

     The journalist Sandra Muller looks back on the #balancetonporc ["denounce your pig"; similar to #MeToo] movement that she started.

5. (Quebec) to balance (to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond)

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

• balançoire

• équilibrer

• “balancer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.