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Definitions for Acrobat

[1] a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
[2] a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions.
[3] an entertainer who performs acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbling, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope
[4] a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of position or allegiances a political acrobat

Words related to Acrobat

gymnast, dancer, clown, performer, tumbler, athlete, artist, contortionist, aerialist, balancer, funambulist

Words nearby Acrobat

acro dance, acro-, acroagnosis, acroanesthesia, acroataxia, acrobat, acrobatic, acrobatics, acroblast, acrobrachycephaly, acrocarpous

Origin of Acrobat

1815–25; < French acrobate < Greek akróbatos walking on tiptoe, equivalent to akro- acro- + -batos, verbal adjective of baínein to go; French word may be recoinage, or etymological reading of the Gk word

Word origin for Acrobat

C19: via French from Greek akrobatēs acrobat, one who walks on tiptoe, from acro- + bat-, from bainein to walk

Synonyms for Acrobat

clown, dancer, gymnast, performer, tumbler, aerialist, artist, athlete, balancer, contortionist, funambulist, stunt person, trapezist