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/rohp"waw'keuhr/, n.a ropedancer.[1605-15; ROPE + WALKER]
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Ropewalker — Rope walk er, n. A ropedancer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ropewalker — [rōp′dan΄sər, rōpdän΄sərrōp′wôk΄ər] n. a performer who walks or does tricks on a tightrope: also ropedancer [rōp′dan΄sər, rōpdän΄sər] ropewalking n … English World dictionary
ropewalker — noun Date: 1615 an acrobat who walks on a rope high in the air … New Collegiate Dictionary
ropewalker — noun an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground • Syn: ↑ropedancer • Hypernyms: ↑aerialist … Useful english dictionary
Funambulist — Fu*nam bu*list, n. A ropewalker or ropedancer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funambulo — Fu*nam bu*lo, Funambulus Fu*nam bu*lus . [Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and cf. {Funambulist}.] A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funambulus — Funambulo Fu*nam bu*lo, Funambulus Fu*nam bu*lus . [Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and cf. {Funambulist}.] A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
funambulism — noun Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to walk Date: 1824 1. tightrope walking 2. a show especially of mental agility • funambulist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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