Funambulist
//fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
"A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled."
- 2 an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope wordnet
Example
More examples"A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled."
Etymology
From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (“rope”) + ambulare (“walk”).
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