aerialist

[ air-ee-uh-list, ey-eer-ee-uh- ]
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noun
  1. a trapeze artist.

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

Origin of aerialist

1
First recorded in 1900–05; aerial + -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for aerialist

aerialist

/ (ˈɛərɪəlɪst) /


noun
  1. mainly US a trapeze artist or tightrope walker

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