contortionist

contortionist
/keuhn tawr"sheuh nist/, n.
1. a person who performs gymnastic feats involving contorted postures.
2. a person who practices contortion: a verbal contortionist.
[1855-60; CONTORTION + -IST]

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  • contortionist — [kən tôr′shənist] n. a person, as a circus acrobat, who can contort his or her body into unnatural positions …   English World dictionary

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  • contortionist — /kənˈtɔʃənəst / (say kuhn tawshuhnuhst) noun 1. someone who performs gymnastic feats involving contorted postures. 2. someone who practises contortion: a verbal contortionist …  

  • contortionist — noun Date: 1859 one who contorts; specifically an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures • contortionistic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Contortionist — Kontorsionistin Der Begriff Kontorsion (lat. „contortio“ = Drehung, Windung) beschreibt eine Form von Akrobatik Vorführungen, bei welcher der Artist seinen Körper in Positionen verbiegt, die für die meisten Menschen unerreichbar scheinen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • contortionist — noun An acrobat who is capable of twisting his or her body into unusual positions …   Wiktionary

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