funambulist

[ fyoo-nam-byuh-list ]
/ fyuˈnæm byə lɪst /

noun

a tightrope walker.

Origin of funambulist

1785–95; < Latin fūnambul(us) ropedancer + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM funambulist

fu·nam·bu·lism, noun

British Dictionary definitions for funambulist

funambulist
/ (fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst) /

noun

a tightrope walker

Derived forms of funambulist

funambulism, noun

Word Origin for funambulist

C18: from Latin fūnambulus rope dancer, from fūnis rope + ambulāre to walk