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funambulist
[ fyoo-nam-byuh-list ]
/ fyuˈnæm byə lɪst /
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noun
a tightrope walker.
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Origin of funambulist
OTHER WORDS FROM funambulist
fu·nam·bu·lism, nounWords nearby funambulist
fumitory family, fumy, fun, Funabashi, Funafuti, funambulist, fun and games, Funchal, function, functionable, functional
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How to use funambulist in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for funambulist
funambulist
/ (fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst) /
noun
a tightrope walker
Derived forms of funambulist
funambulism, nounWord Origin for funambulist
C18: from Latin fūnambulus rope dancer, from fūnis rope + ambulāre to walk
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