[i-kwil-uh-brist, ee-kwuh-lib-rist, ek-wuh-] 
| a performer who is skilled at balancing in unusual positions and hazardous movements, as a tightrope walker in a circus. |
| e·quil·i·brist (ĭ-kwĭl'ə-brĭst) n. A person who performs feats of balance, such as tightrope walking. [French équilibriste, from équilibre, equilibrium, from Latin aequilībrium; see equilibrium.] e·quil'i·bris'tic adj. |
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