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aerialist

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aer⋅i⋅al⋅ist

[air-ee-uh-list, ey-eer-ee-uh-]
–noun
1. a trapeze artist.
2. Slang. a burglar who gains entrance to a building or apartment by leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sliding down ropes, or the like.

Origin:
1900–05; aerial + -ist
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aer·i·al·ist   (âr'ē-ə-lĭst)   
n.  An acrobat who performs in the air, as on a trapeze or tightrope.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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