ropedancer

[ rohp-dan-ser, -dahn- ]
/ ˈroʊpˌdæn sər, -ˌdɑn- /

noun

a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.

Origin of ropedancer

First recorded in 1640–50; rope + dancer

OTHER WORDS FROM ropedancer

rope·dance, noun rope·danc·ing, noun

Words nearby ropedancer

rope tow, rope yarn, rope's end, rope-a-dope, ropeable, ropedancer, ropemaking, ropery, ropewalk, ropewalker, ropeway

British Dictionary definitions for rope dancer

rope dancer

noun

another name for a tightrope walker