noun. A person who performs feats of balance, such as tightrope walking.

noun. One who balances equally; one who practises balancing in unnatural positions and hazardous movements, as a rope-dancer or funambulist.

noun. One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer.

noun. a tightrope walker

"The steward brought me my coffee, and, wedged by boxes and pillows, like an equilibrist, I sat up and drank it."

acrobat  ash-tray  bedight  contortionist  pouter  

acrobat  balancer