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aerialist

[ air-ee-uh-list, ey-eer-ee-uh- ]
/ ˈɛər i ə lɪst, eɪˈɪər i ə- /
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noun
a trapeze artist.
Slang. a burglar who gains entrance to a building or apartment by leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sliding down ropes, or the like.
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Origin of aerialist

First recorded in 1900–05; aerial + -ist

Words nearby aerialist

aerenchyma, aere perennius, aeri-, Aeria, aerial, aerialist, aeriality, aerial ladder, aerial mine, aerial perspective, aerial photograph
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Words related to aerialist

clown, dancer, gymnast, performer, tumbler, aviator, captain, flier, leader, navigator, artist, athlete, balancer, contortionist, funambulist, ace, aeronaut, bellwether, conductor, coxswain

British Dictionary definitions for aerialist

aerialist
/ (ˈɛərɪəlɪst) /
noun
mainly US a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
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