ropedancer

[ rohp-dan-ser, -dahn- ]

noun

a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.

Origin of ropedancer

First recorded in 1640–50; rope + dancer

Other words from ropedancer

ropedance, noun
ropedancing, noun

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How to use ropedancer in a sentence

Marmoset crossed over walking, like a tight-rope dancer, being quite au fait at such work.
Martin Rattler | R.M. Ballantyne
And Khalid was called “the dervish of science” by one; “the rope-dancer of nature” by another.
The Book of Khalid | Ameen Rihani
I gave no answer, but I leaped on to the wall like a rope-dancer.
Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches | Henri de Crignelle
We have three equestriennes and a tight-rope dancer staying with us, and he makes love to them all.
If Winter Don't | Barry Pain
The Nat or rope-dancer and acrobat may formerly have had functions in the village in connection with the crops.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) | R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for rope dancer

rope dancer

noun

another name for a tightrope walker

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