ropedancer

[ rohp-dan-ser, -dahn- ]

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

Origin of ropedancer

1
First recorded in 1640–50; rope + dancer

Other words from ropedancer

  • ropedance, noun
  • ropedancing, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for rope dancer

rope dancer

noun
  1. another name for a tightrope walker

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