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acrobat
[ ak-ruh-bat ]
noun
- a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions.
acrobat
/ ˈækrəˌbæt /
noun
- an entertainer who performs acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbling, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope
- a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of position or allegiances
a political acrobat
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Derived Forms
- ˌacroˈbatic, adjective
- ˌacroˈbatically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acrobat1
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Example Sentences
Acrobat death In 2004, Dessi Espana, a performer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey, fell 35 feet during a performance.
The acrobat was twirling during her performance, suspended by a chiffon scarf.
Everybody in her class was either a potential Van Gogh or an acrobat.
Leaning against the bar, the Chinese acrobat looks weary, though he says none of the tricks are difficult for him anymore.
There is simply no way to compete against a 66-year-old actress dangling daringly off the arm of a muscular acrobat.
Of no more than medium height but with shoulders like an acrobat, he had slim, straight legs and the feet of a dancing master.
Shoeblossom leaped back with a readiness highly creditable in one who was not a professional acrobat.
Starcus proved that the rest of his limbs were uninjured by coming as nimbly as an acrobat to an upright posture.
Balancing on his hands like an acrobat, he crawled over the edge, down to the main deck, and began to explore forward.
It is strange to see a quiet-looking shell suddenly take to hopping and jumping like an acrobat.
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