Wirewalker

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who performs the feat of walking on a highwire.

    "That is not to overlook the feats of assorted acrobats, wirewalkers and other daredevils blasted from a double-barreled cannon, or flying through the air, or trying to maintain their balance atop a spinning wheel high above the arena floor."

Example

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"That is not to overlook the feats of assorted acrobats, wirewalkers and other daredevils blasted from a double-barreled cannon, or flying through the air, or trying to maintain their balance atop a spinning wheel high above the arena floor."

Etymology

From wire + walker.

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