CONTORTIONIST


Meaning of CONTORTIONIST in English

— contortionistic , adj.

/keuhn tawr"sheuh nist/ , n.

1. a person who performs gymnastic feats involving contorted postures.

2. a person who practices contortion: a verbal contortionist.

[ 1855-60; CONTORTION + -IST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .