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Acrobat vs Funambulist - What's the difference?

acrobat | funambulist |

As nouns the difference between acrobat and funambulist

is that acrobat is an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination while funambulist is a tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.

acrobat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.

    • Derived terms

    * acrobatic

    Anagrams

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    funambulist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
  • * 2012 June 14, David Hakim, " After Century-Long Wait, Stage Is Set for Man Daring to Cross the Falls," New York Times (retrieved 1 August 2013):
    • A female funambulist , Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.

    Related terms

    * funambulism

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