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The definition of an acrobat is a gymnast who performs tricks while tumbling or suspended in the air.

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Examples of acrobats are the Cirque du Soleil performers.

See acrobat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an expert performer of tricks in tumbling or on the trapeze, tightrope, etc.; skilled gymnast

Origin: Fr acrobate < Gr akrobatos, walking on tiptoe < akros (see acro-) + bainein, to walk, go

Related Forms:

acrobatic adjective
acrobatically adverb

See acrobat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who is skilled in feats of balance and agility in gymnastics.
One who changes one's viewpoint on short notice in response to the circumstances.

Origin:

Origin: French acrobate

Origin: , from Greek akrobatēs

Origin: : akros, high; see acro-

Origin: + bainein, bat-, to walk; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

acˌro·batˈic adjective

acˌro·batˈi·cal·ly adverb

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