trapeze artist
Americannoun
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“Montreal is called the home of nouveau cirque,” said trapeze artist Guillaume Blais, co-founder of circus nonprofit Le Monastère.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
The football at his boots makes his profession clear, but the posture could be that of a dancer - perhaps even a trapeze artist.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2021
"The Greatest Showman," in contrast, scrubs this history clean by casting Zendaya as a trapeze artist with whom Barnum's playwright partner, played by Zac Efron, falls in love.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2020
Marc realizes they’ve made a wrong turn, but feels it’s too late, “like a trapeze artist bouncing into the net after a failed trick, caught in a spider’s web he could no longer escape from.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
This, I told myself, is how a trapeze artist in a circus must feel as he goes swishing through the air high up in the circus tent.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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