tightrope walker
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈtaɪtˌroʊp ˈwɔːkər/
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funambulista
- If we want to be entertained by the greatest tightrope walker in the entire world, we must cooperate.
- a famous tightrope walker
- balance like a tightrope walker
- a world-famous tightrope walker
Examples
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On the ground on the other side, they begged the tightrope walker for his autograph.
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During the circus performance, the tightrope walker amazed the audience with daring stunts on the thin rope.
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"Why do I need all that?" asked the tightrope walker.
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Like a tightrope walker, he knows it's a long way down if he steps over the line.
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The tightrope walker did not do drugs or drink liquor.
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The tightrope walker broke down and cried in his dressing room.
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The tightrope walker constantly sought new challenges, unprecedented risks to take.
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The tightrope walker ran to the rescue of the sobbing woman.
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Maxie knew that the tightrope walker needed a confidant who would keep his secrets and understand his tensions and excesses.
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Whenever the world-famous tightrope walker staged one of his mind-boggling feats of daring, he opened the show with women.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who does skilled, risky moves like flips and tightrope walking
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8.5
A performer who swings on ropes like a trapeze doing acrobatic tricks high above the ground
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3.7
A person who does physical tricks and jumps in a circus show
A person who walks on a thin rope high above the ground
A person who walks on a rope high above the ground and does tricks
A performer who balances on a rope high above the ground
A person who holds difficult steady positions in a show
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an acrobat who performs on a tightrope' is directly and compositionally built from 'tightrope' (a rope used for walking or balancing) + 'walker' (a person who walks). This is a straightforward, productive compound noun following transparent English compounding patterns and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun tightrope walker shows a clear image: a person walking along a very tight rope stretched high above the ground, keeping careful balance so they do not fall. So, it means 'an acrobat or performer who balances and does stunts on a rope high above the ground'.