[ac.ro.bat] n [F & Gk; F acrobate, fr. Gk akrobates, fr. akros + bainein to go--more at come] (1825) 1: one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
2. a: one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity b: one adept at swiftly changing or adapting a position or viewpoint "a political ~" -- ac.ro.bat.ic adj -- ac.ro.bat.i.cal.ly adv