acrobat

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a performer or athlete who carries out difficult feats of balance, agility, and coordination, especially in a circus

   The acrobat crossed the high wire and finished with a handstand.

Borrowed from French acrobate, from Greek akrobates, 'one who walks on tiptoe or climbs aloft,' based on akros, 'highest or at the extremity,' and bainein, 'to walk.'

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