funambulist
pronunciation
How to pronounce funambulist in British English:
UK [fju:'næmbjʊlɪst]
How to pronounce funambulist in American English:
US [fju'næmbjʊlɪst]
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- Noun:
- an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
Word Origin
- funambulist
- funambulist: see funicular
- funambulist (n.)
- "tightrope-walker," 1793, coined from Latin funis "a rope, line, cord," + ambulare "to walk" (see amble (v.)). Earlier was funambulant (1660s), funambule (1690s from Latin funambulus, the classical name for a performer of this ancient type of public entertainment), and pseudo-Italian funambulo (c. 1600). Related: Funambulate; funambulation; funambulatory.