acrobat
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions.
Origin of acrobat
1Words Nearby acrobat
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How to use acrobat in a sentence
With the lights of the Coco Bongo disco illuminating the night sky, tourists dance in open-air clubs while acrobats twirl above them, raining glitter down on a packed and maskless crowd.
Tourists Are Returning to Cancún. But Workers' Fears About COVID-19 Never Went Away | Oscar Lopez / Cancún, Mexico | January 11, 2021 | TimeHis skills as an acrobat were his ticket out of his impoverished circumstances.
acrobat death In 2004, Dessi Espana, a performer with Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey, fell 35 feet during a performance.
Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus | Marina Watts | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe acrobat was twirling during her performance, suspended by a chiffon scarf.
Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus | Marina Watts | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEverybody in her class was either a potential Van Gogh or an acrobat.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Leaning against the bar, the Chinese acrobat looks weary, though he says none of the tricks are difficult for him anymore.
There is simply no way to compete against a 66-year-old actress dangling daringly off the arm of a muscular acrobat.
Of no more than medium height but with shoulders like an acrobat, he had slim, straight legs and the feet of a dancing master.
Dope | Sax RohmerShoeblossom leaped back with a readiness highly creditable in one who was not a professional acrobat.
The Gold Bat | P. G. WodehouseStarcus proved that the rest of his limbs were uninjured by coming as nimbly as an acrobat to an upright posture.
The Young Ranchers | Edward S. EllisBalancing on his hands like an acrobat, he crawled over the edge, down to the main deck, and began to explore forward.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellIt is strange to see a quiet-looking shell suddenly take to hopping and jumping like an acrobat.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
British Dictionary definitions for acrobat
/ (ˈækrəˌbæt) /
an entertainer who performs acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbling, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope
a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of position or allegiances: a political acrobat
Origin of acrobat
1Derived forms of acrobat
- acrobatic, adjective
- acrobatically, adverb
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