What does "ropewalker" mean?

An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.

Ropewalker

Common synonyms include: acrobat, aerialist, highwire artist, ropedancer, tightrope artist, tightrope walker.

noun

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Noun

1
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
2
an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground wordnet

From rope + walker.