rope dancer
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editrope dancer (plural rope dancers)
- (dated) A tightrope walker; an acrobat. [from 17th c.]
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 357:
- He was originally a rope-dancer; she had first seen him at Venice, where he was greatly admired for his shape, strength, and agility.
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edittightrope walker — see tightrope walker