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tightrope walker

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tightrope walker
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) an acrobat who performs on a tightrope
tightrope walking  n
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Noun1.tightrope walkertightrope walker - an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
funambulist
acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Translations
tightrope walker
n → Seiltänzer(in) m(f)
tightrope walker n → funambolo/a
tightrope walker n → funambolo/a


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From one lofty branch the agile creature swung with Clayton through a dizzy arc to a neighboring tree; then for a hundred yards maybe the sure feet threaded a maze of interwoven limbs, balancing like a tightrope walker high above the black depths of verdure beneath.
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