byə noun
a tightrope walker.
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funambulist (fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a tightrope walker | |
| [C18: from Latin fūnambulus rope dancer, from fūnis rope + ambulāre to walk] | |
| fu'nambulism | |
| —n | |
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Funambulist
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
funambulist
"rope-walker," 1793, coined from L. funis "rope" + ambulare "to walk."
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