acrobat (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *acrobat*:
NOUN	person	acrobat	an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

acrobat > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'krahbae.t
Rhymes	Arafat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet...

English > *acrobat*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination.
Narrower	aerialist	An acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)
	balancer	An acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
	circus acrobat	An acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus
	contortionist	An acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
	funambulist, tightrope walker	An acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
Broader	athlete, jock	A person trained to compete in sports
Spanish	acróbata
Catalan	acròbata, equilibrista

HyperDic: acrobat