Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who is skilled in feats of balance and agility in gymnastics.
- n. One who changes one's viewpoint on short notice in response to the circumstances.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A ropedancer; also, one who practises high vaulting, tumbling, or other feats of personal agility.
- n. A species of the genus Acrobates.
Wiktionary
- n. An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Etymologies
- From French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobatēs, "walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft"), from ἀκροβατέω (akrobateō, "I walk on tiptoe"), from ἄκρον (akron, "highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak") + βαίνω (bainō, "I walk, step"). (Wiktionary)
- French acrobate, from Greek akrobatēs : akros, high; see acro- + bainein, bat-, to walk. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘acrobat’.
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Contemporary character classes?
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Tweets
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hernesheir Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "action taken is not satisfactory" --1906 US Railway Association Standard Cipher Code. Jan 19, 2013