acrobat

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ac·ro·bat /ˈækrəbæt/ noun [countable]  DSAPsomeone who entertains people by doing difficult physical actions such as walking on their hands or balancing on a high rope, especially at a circus 杂技演员

Examples from the Corpus

acrobat• Apparently he was something of an acrobat as well.• But times are hard, and bands of itinerant jugglers and acrobats have gone before them, picking the villages clean.• Here are acrobats, storytellers, letter writers, snake charmers and teeth pullers.• The story ends at a funeral, hovered over by a surreal balloon, from which hangs a fancied female acrobat.• Stage acts include acrobats, musicians and puppeteers.• You know, like acrobats do, head tucked in and roll over.• Something that didn't involve dangerous musicians and mad acrobats.• They love the flying trapeze acrobat who dances and swings operated only by sand.Origin acrobat (1800-1900) French acrobate, from Greek akrobates, from akrobatos “walking on the ends of the toes”, from akros “nearest the end or top” + bainein “to go”

ac·ro·bat nounChineseSyllable  

doing people someone who actions by Corpus difficult entertains physical

acrobat
ac‧ro‧bat /ˈækrəbæt/ noun [countable]someone who entertains people by doing difficult physical actions such as walking on their hands or balancing on a high rope, especially at a circus

acro·batBrE /ˈækrəbæt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈækrəbæt/ 🔊 nounan entertainer who performs difficult acts such as balancing on high ropes, especially at a circus 杂技演员