Phrase guide

tightrope walker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An acrobat who practices tightrope walking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aerialist, funambulist, highwire walker, rope dancer, tightrope artist, tightrope dancer, tightroper

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funambulist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acrobat

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ekuilibrist — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Armenian: լարախաղաց (laraxaġacʻ) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Armenian: փահլեւան (pʻahlewan) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Armenian: քյանդրբազ (kʻyandrbaz) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Belarusian: канатахо́дзец (kanataxódzjec) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Bulgarian: въжеиграч (vǎžeigrač) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Catalan: funambulista — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Catalan: funàmbul — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Catalan: equilibrista — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 走繩索的人 /走绳索的人 (zǒu shéngsuǒ de rén) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Dutch: koorddanser — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Finnish: nuorallatanssija — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Finnish: nuorallakävelijä — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • French: funambule — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Georgian: ბაგირზე მოსიარულე (bagirze mosiarule) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • German: Seiltänzer — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • German: Seiltänzerin — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • German: Hochseilartist — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • German: Hochseilartistin — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Greek: ακροβάτης (akrovátis) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Greek: σχοινοβάτης (schoinovátis) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Hungarian: légtornász — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Hungarian: kötéltáncos — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Indonesian: pejalan tali — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Italian: funambolo — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Japanese: 綱渡り師 (tsunawatari-shi) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Kazakh: даршы (darşy) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Kyrgyz: дарчы (darcı) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Latin: fūnambulus — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Polish: linoskoczek — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Portuguese: funâmbulo — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Romanian: funambul — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Romanian: funambulă — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Russian: канатохо́дец (kanatoxódec) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Russian: канатохо́дка (kanatoxódka) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Russian: эквилибри́ст (ekvilibríst) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Russian: балансёр (balansjór) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Spanish: funámbulo — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Spanish: volatinero — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Swedish: lindansare — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Telugu: దొమ్మరవాడు (dommaravāḍu) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Turkish: ip cambazı — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Turkmen: darbaz — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Ukrainian: канатохо́дець (kanatoxódecʹ) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Uyghur: دارۋاز (darwaz) — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Uzbek: dorboz — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Volapük: jainadanüdan — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Volapük: jainahidanüdan — acrobat who practices tightrope walking
  • Volapük: jainajidanüdan — acrobat who practices tightrope walking