e ‧ qual ‧ iz ‧ er BrE AmE ( also equaliser British English ) /ˈiːkwəlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ equality ≠ ↑ inequality , ↑ equal , ↑ equalizer ; verb : ↑ equalize , ↑ equal ; adverb : ↑ equally ≠ ↑ unequally ; adjective : ↑ equal ≠ ↑ unequal ]
1 . British English a point that you score in a game, that gives you the same number of points as your opponent:
England scored the equalizer with only ten minutes to go.
2 . something that makes all people equal because everyone experiences it in the same way:
Sport is a great equalizer in schools.