Acrobat

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  • noun. One who is skilled in feats of balance and agility in gymnastics.
  • noun. One who changes one's viewpoint on short notice in response to the circumstances.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A ropedancer; also, one who practises high vaulting, tumbling, or other feats of personal agility.
  • noun. A species of the genus Acrobates.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
  • Word Usage
    "Photographs by Pascal Chevallier Aldo Mondino's "Ou" depicts an African acrobat from the 1980s."
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    acrobatic  
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    athlete  jock  
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    athlete  boxer  clown  comedian  conjurer  
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