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
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fun-loving,
funabashi,
funafuti,
funambulist,
funchal,
functio laesa,
function,
function creep,
function key
British Dictionary definitions for funambulist
funambulist
/ (fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst) /
noun
a tightrope walker
Derived forms of funambulist
funambulism, nounWord Origin for funambulist
C18: from Latin
fūnambulus rope dancer, from
fūnis rope +
ambulāre to walk