Funambulist
[fyoo-nam-byuh-list] /fyuˈnæm byə lɪst/
noun
1.
a tightrope walker.
/fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst/
noun
1.
a tightrope walker
n.
“rope-walker,” 1793, coined from Latin funis “rope” + ambulare “to walk” (see amble (v.)).
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