aerialist

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aer·i·al·ist

(âr′ē-ə-lĭst)

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

aerialist

(ˈɛərɪəlɪst)

chiefly US a trapeze artist or tightrope walker

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]

aerialist

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

aerialist

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

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