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funambulist
fu·nam·bu·list
[
fyoo námbyəlist
]
(
plural
fu·nam·bu·lists
)
noun
Definition:
rope-walker:
an acrobat who walks while balancing on a suspended rope
[
Late 18th century. < French
funambule
or Latin
funambulus
<
funis
"rope" +
ambulare
"to walk"
]
fu·nam·bu·late
[
fyoo námbyə làyt
]
intransitive verb
fu·nam·bu·lism
noun
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