FUNAMBULIST Meaning of FUNAMBULIST in English [ fju:'nambjʊlɪst ]■ noun a tightrope walker.OriginC18: from Fr. funambule or L. funambulus (from funis 'rope' + ambulare 'to walk') + -ist . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004