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highwire-walker

highwire-walker is the alternative form of highwire walker.

Meaning of highwire walker

Noun

highwire walker (plural highwire walkers)

  1. An acrobat who performs tightrope walking on a wire which is at an especially high elevation above the ground, usually with the aid of a pole for balance.
    • A renowned Canadian highwire walker who has been trying unsuccessfully for decades to walk over Niagara Falls said Nik Wallenda's proposal to cross the Horseshoe Falls next year will have to be cleared by an "onslaught" of government officials.2011 June 24, Brett Clarkson, “Canadian highwire walker still hopes to conquer falls”, in Niagara Falls Review, retrieved 13 Aug 2011

Forms of highwire-walker

pluralhighwire-walkers

Questions about highwire-walker

What is highwire-walker the alternative form of?
Highwire-walker is the alternative form of highwire walker.

Words near highwire-walker in the dictionary

  1. highwheelers
  2. highwire
  3. highwire walker
  4. highwire walkers
  5. highwire walking
  6. highwire-walker
  7. highwire-walkers
  8. highwires
  9. Highwood
  10. Highworth
  11. highwrought

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