name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
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blondin
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noun
Meaning 2
A specialized type of material ropeway that incorporates a mechanism to raise and lower loads vertically from the suspended ropeway.
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noun
Meaning 3
An expert tightrope walker.
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Usage: idiomatic
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of blondin.
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Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology
From French Blondin. The noun is after the French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (1824–1897).
From French blondin. Named after the French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897).
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Translations
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- French: Blondin — surname