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funambulists

funambulists is the plural of funambulist.

Meaning of funambulist

Noun

funambulist (plural funambulists)

  1. A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
    • A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.2012 June 14, David Hakim, “After Century-Long Wait, Stage Is Set for Man Daring to Cross the Falls”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Aug 2013

Questions about funambulists

What is funambulists the plural of?
Funambulists is the plural of funambulist.

Words near funambulists in the dictionary

  1. funambulic
  2. funambulism
  3. funambulisms
  4. funambulist
  5. funambulistic
  6. funambulists
  7. funambulo
  8. funambuloes
  9. funambulos
  10. funambulous
  11. funambulus

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