Meanings
nountightrope walker (plural tightrope walkers)
plural tightrope walkers · alternative tightrope-walker
- An acrobat who practices tightrope walking.
Synonyms: aerialist, funambulist, highwire walker, rope dancer, tightrope artist, tightrope dancer, tightroper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn acrobat who practices tightrope walking.
More synonyms by meaning
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Translations
Bulgarian въжеиграч
- въжеиграч (văžeigrač)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Catalan funambulista, funàmbul
- funambulistaacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- funàmbulacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- equilibristaacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Chinese Mandarin 走繩索的人 /走绳索的人
- 走繩索的人 /走绳索的人 (zǒu shéngsuǒ de rén)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Dutch koorddanser
- koorddanseracrobat who practices tightrope walking
Finnish nuorallatanssija, nuorallakävelijä
- nuorallatanssijaacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- nuorallakävelijäacrobat who practices tightrope walking
French funambule
- funambuleacrobat who practices tightrope walking
German Seiltänzer, Seiltänzerin
- Seiltänzeracrobat who practices tightrope walking
- Seiltänzerinacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- Hochseilartistacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- Hochseilartistinacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Greek ακροβάτης, σχοινοβάτης
- ακροβάτης (akrovátis)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
- σχοινοβάτης (schoinovátis)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Hungarian légtornász, kötéltáncos
- légtornászacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- kötéltáncosacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Indonesian pejalan tali
- pejalan taliacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Italian funambolo
- funamboloacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Japanese 綱渡り師
- 綱渡り師 (tsunawatari-shi)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Latin fūnambulus
- fūnambulusacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Polish linoskoczek
- linoskoczekacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Portuguese funâmbulo
- funâmbuloacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Romanian funambul, funambulă
- funambulacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- funambulăacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Russian канатохо́дец, канатохо́дка
- канатохо́дец (kanatoxódec)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
- канатохо́дка (kanatoxódka)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
- эквилибри́ст (ekvilibríst)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
- балансёр (balansjór)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Spanish funámbulo, volatinero
- funámbuloacrobat who practices tightrope walking
- volatineroacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Swedish lindansare
- lindansareacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Turkish ip cambazı
- ip cambazıacrobat who practices tightrope walking
Ukrainian канатохо́дець
- канатохо́дець (kanatoxódecʹ)acrobat who practices tightrope walking
Cite this entry
APA
tightrope walker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightrope%20walker
MLA
“tightrope walker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightrope%20walker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tightrope walker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightrope%20walker.
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