CONTORTIONIST


Meaning of CONTORTIONIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtȯr-sh(ə-)nist ]

noun

Date: 1859

: one who contorts ; specifically : an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures

• con·tor·tion·is·tic -ˌtȯr-shə-ˈnis-tik adjective

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