funambulist
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- funambulism noun
Etymology
Origin of funambulist
1785–95; < Latin fūnambul ( us ) “ropedancer” (from fūn(is) “rope, line” + ambul(āre) “to walk” + -us, noun suffix; funiculus, amble ) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Jay O. Sanders, her husband, is another dramatic funambulist who has appeared in all 12 plays.
From New York Times
She’s not quite a funambulist — yet — but the balance of strength, challenge and concentration has her hooked.
From Seattle Times
Philippe’s mentor is an irascible Czech funambulist played, as an irascible Czech funambulist in a movie of this kind must be played, by Ben Kingsley.
From New York Times
Many of his daredevil acts have been inspired by his fellow funambulist family members, and carrying on his family tradition has earned him 9 Guinness World Records and made him a household name.
From Time
Spalding had spent more than thirty years on “the slippery slope,” as he called it, as a high-wire performer, a funambulist, and had never fallen off.
From The New Yorker
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