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poiser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔɪzə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From poise + -er.

Meanings

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, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
2. The balancer of dipterous insects.

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