equalizernoun [ C ]
UK usually equaliser uk/ˈiː.kwə.laɪ.zər/us/ˈiː.kwə.laɪ.zɚ/equalizer noun [ C ] (EQUAL)
something that makes things or people equal:
They see education as a great equalizer.
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- Immigrants to America discovered that embracing baseball was a great equalizer.
- The standardized exam was once thought to be an equalizer of the classes.
- Sports were his equalizer, the one part of his life where his skin color never mattered.
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Being or appearing similar or the same
- a passing resemblance idiom
- agree
- answer
- ballpark
- be in good company idiom
- be in the same ballpark idiom
- be nothing/not much/very little in it idiom
- be two of a kind idiom
- company
- correspond
- equalize
- even
- even (sth) out
- flatline
- homologous
- homologous series
- in line with sth idiom
- line
- match up
- tally
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equalizer noun [ C ] (POINT)
the point in a game or competition that gives both teams or players the same score:
He scored an equalizer during the closing minutes of the game.
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- Reserve Cobi Jones scored a dramatic equalizer during injury time.
- The equalizer came when Cullen angled a header into the corner of the net in the 41st minute.
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- sink
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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equalizer noun [ C ] (SOUND EQUIPMENT)
electronic equipment that adjusts (= makes slight changes to) the frequency of recorded sound to make it sound better:
Stereos typically have adjustable equalizers that boost or cut bass or treble frequencies.
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- The iPod's built-in equalizer made subtle changes to the sound.
- The 10-band equalizer cranks out an awesome sound quality.
- The mixer combines sounds from multiple sources while adjusting the volume of each source as well as shaping the sounds by way of an equalizer.
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Audio & video equipment
- audiocassette
- audiotape
- box set
- camcorder
- capstan
- cassette
- compact disc
- DAT
- Dolby
- DVR
- earbuds
- ghetto blaster
- gramophone
- hi-fi
- iPod
- low-fi
- MD
- phonograph
- scratchy
- stylus
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