aerialist

aer·i·al·ist

 (âr′ē-ə-lĭst)

n.

An acrobat who performs in the air, as on a trapeze or tightrope.

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aerialist

(ˈɛərɪəlɪst)

n

chiefly US a trapeze artist or tightrope walker

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aer•i•al•ist

(ˈɛər i ə lɪst, eɪˈɪər i ə-)

n.

1. a trapeze artist.

2. Slang. a burglar who gains entrance to a building by leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sliding down ropes, or the like.

[1900–05]

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aerialist

a person who performs aerial acrobatics, as a trapeze artist, tightrope walker, stunt flier, etc.

See also: Aviation, Tightrope Walking

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aerialist - an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination ropedancer, ropewalker - an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground

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Translations

légtornász

aerialist

n (US) (on trapeze) → Trapezkünstler(in) m(f); (on high wire) → Seiltänzer(in) m(f)

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