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.
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