acrobat

Meaning

Noun

An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

Verb

1. To practise acrobatics.
2. (figuratively) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).

Synonyms

tumbler

gymnast

ropewalker

athlete

contortionist

jumper

mountebank

mugger

performer

player

ropedancer

stuntman

distortionist

stuntwoman

rope-dancer

circus acrobat

performer of tricks

tightrope-walker

actor

pole-dancer

aerialist

balancer

equilibrist

funambulist

Translations

acrobate

Akrobat

acróbata

acrobata

acrobata

ακροβάτης

acrobaat

acròbata

akrobat

kunstenmaker

cambaz

petaurista

بهلوان

Akrobatin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/

Etymology

From French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs, “walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft”), from ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō, “I walk on tiptoe”), from ἄκρον (ákron, “highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”).