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funambulist

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fu·nam·bu·list  (fy-nmby-lst)
n.
One who performs on a tightrope or a slack rope.
[From Latin fnambulus : fnis, rope + ambulre, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]
fu·nambu·lism n.
funambulist [fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst]
n
a tightrope walker
[from Latin fūnambulus rope dancer, from fūnis rope + ambulāre to walk]
funambulism  n
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Noun1.funambulist - an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack ropefunambulist - an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
tightrope walker
acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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The distinguished documentary producer Simon Chinn got the idea for Man on Wire while listening to a 2005 edition of Desert Island Discs featuring Philippe Petit - probably the only tightrope walker to have appeared on that programme, though he is no ordinary funambulist.
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While some artists focused on the darker aspects of circus life, such as the danger inherent in many of the performances or the appeal of the grotesque, others memorialized individual circus performers like trapeze artist Alfredo Codona, animal trainer Clyde Beatty, or funambulist (tightrope walker) "Bird" Millman, whose physical prowess, courage, and grace earned them celebrity status.
THE CIRCUS IN 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART by GUSTAFSON, DONNA / USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
 
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