Definitions
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
Word origin
From French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs, “walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft”), from ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō, “to walk on tiptoe”), from ἄκρον (ákron, “highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to walk, step”).
Used in a sentence
“Tumbling is different from posturing, and means throwing summersets and walking on your hands; and acrobating means the two together […]”
“They seem to think as clowning and acrobating is a downright paradise, and comes as naturally to anybody as the measles.”
“Mother was teaching me the tight-rope; I’d learned a bit of acrobating, too.”
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