equalizer

noun

equal·​iz·​er ˈē-kwə-ˌlī-zər 

: one that equalizes: such as

a

: a score that ties a game

b

: an electronic device (as in a sound-reproducing system) used to adjust response to different audio frequencies

Examples of equalizer in a Sentence

He scored the equalizer in the 60th minute.

Recent Examples on the Web

South Africa goalkeeper Kaylin Swart stretched out her left boot to deny Michelle Alozie an equalizer at the end. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Astros scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly by Jose Altuve in the top of the first, but Drew Gilbert provided the equalizer in the bottom of the fourth with a sacrifice fly of his own. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Substitute Prisca Chilufya took a pass from substitute Evelyn Shores and scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute as Angel City FC earned a point in the standings with a 2-2 tie with the Reign late Sunday night at Lumen Field in Seattle. — News Service Reports, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026

Five minutes later, Temwa Chawinga drilled a ball from outside the 18-yard box that bounced off a Ghana defender and into the net for the equalizer. — Pj Green august 9, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing equalizer

• graphic equalizer

Rhymes for equalizer

• advertiser
• analyser
• analyzer
• appetizer
• atomizer
• breathalyzer
• colonizer
• digitizer
• fertilizer
• localizer
• merchandiser
• moisturizer