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rope dancer

British  

noun

  1. another name for a tightrope walker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Now there was Ensler's rope dancer, one of the most perfect automatons I have ever seen.

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm

Between them one could walk only with a balancing pole like a tight- rope dancer, as there is a sheer fall on each side.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

These tenants were a man known as Iron Jaws, a rope dancer called Fanfar, a girl named Caillette, and a clown with an odd name.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Lermina, Jules

Castlemain's life of shame at court had long ceased to be even a matter of gossip, but at this time she was notoriously involved with one Jacob Hall, a common rope dancer.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles

Why does the rope dancer invariably have to repeat his performances?

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.

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