ACROBAT


Meaning of ACROBAT in English

■ noun an entertainer who performs ~ics.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

~ically adverb

Origin

C19: from Fr. ~e , from Gk akrobatēs , from akrobatos 'walking on tiptoe', from akron 'tip' + bainein 'to walk'.

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