AERIALIST

aerialist

(noun) an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aerialist (plural aerialists)

An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.

(skiing) A specialist in freestyle aerials skiing

(obsolete) One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.

(obsolete, rare) A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience. [late 18th—early 19th centuries]

Synonyms

• (acrobat): highwire walker, tightrope walker

• (skiing): aerials skier

Hypernyms

• (skiing): freestyle skier

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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