rope dancer
nounEtymology From rope + dancer.
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Dated A tightrope walker; an acrobat.
- He was originally a rope-dancer; she had first seen him at Venice, where he was greatly admired for his shape, strength, and agility.1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 357:
- Related terms
- rope dance, ropedancing