Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who walks, dances, or performs acrobatic feats on a rope extended at a considerable height above the floor or ground; a funambulist. Also rope-walker.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated A tightrope walker.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground

Etymologies

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rope +‎ dancer

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