balancer vs halter

balancer

noun
  • One who, or that which, balances. 

  • An acrobat. 

  • Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight. 

halter

noun
  • One who halts or limps; a cripple. 

  • A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. 

  • A halter top. 

  • A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. 

verb
  • To place a halter on. 

How often have the words balancer and halter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )