acrobat C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/ UK /ˈæk.rə.bæt/ See IPA manual Freq #26654 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a performer or athlete who... aerialisttumblergymnast Word family Forms acrobats Derived forms acrobaticacrobaticsacrobatically Related forms circustrapezebalance Common collocations circus acrobat Noun + noun Etymology 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.' Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acrobat **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæk.rə.bæt/ **Frequency rank:** 26654 ## Meanings 1. a performer or athlete who carries out difficult feats of balance, agility, and coordination, especially in a circus ## Examples - The acrobat crossed the high wire and finished with a handstand. ## Synonyms - aerialist - tumbler - gymnast ## Derived Forms - acrobatic - acrobatics - acrobatically ## Related Forms - circus - trapeze - balance ## Etymology 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.' ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown