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funambulist

[ fyoo-nam-byuh-list ]
/ fyuˈnæm byə lɪst /
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noun

a tightrope walker.

Words related to funambulist

gymnast, dancer, clown, performer, tumbler, athlete, artist, contortionist, aerialist, balancer

Words nearby funambulist

fun house, fun run, fun-loving, funabashi, funafuti, funambulist, funchal, functio laesa, function, function creep, function key

Origin of funambulist

1785–95; < Latin fūnambul(us) ropedancer + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM funambulist

fu·nam·bu·lism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for funambulist

funambulist
/ (fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst) /

noun

a tightrope walker

Derived forms of funambulist

funambulism, noun

Word Origin for funambulist

C18: from Latin fūnambulus rope dancer, from fūnis rope + ambulāre to walk
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