funambulist

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Pronunciation

/fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst/

Definition of funambulist

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.

“A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.”

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From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (“rope”) + ambulare (“walk”).

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