funambulist
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (“rope”) + ambulare (“walk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
funambulist (plural funambulists)
- A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
- 2012 June 14, David Hakim, “After Century-Long Wait, Stage Is Set for Man Daring to Cross the Falls”, in New York Times, retrieved 1 August 2013:
- A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tightrope walker — see tightrope walker
References[edit]
- “funambulist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.