rope dancer

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Etymology[edit]

From rope +‎ dancer.

Noun[edit]

rope dancer (plural rope dancers)

  1. (dated) A tightrope walker; an acrobat. [from 17th c.]
    • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 357:
      He was originally a rope-dancer; she had first seen him at Venice, where he was greatly admired for his shape, strength, and agility.

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Translations[edit]

tightrope walker — see tightrope walker
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