单词 | wire-walker |
释义 | > as lemmaswire-walker wire-walker n. an acrobat who performs feats of balancing on a wire or tightrope. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > rope-walker or dancer walker on ropes1542 funambulo1605 funambulus1607 funambulant1608 rope-walker1611 rope-dancer1627 funambulator1658 funambuler1659 funambule1697 wire dancer1752 equilibrist1760 wire-walker1762 funambulist1789 schoenobatist1821 tightrope dancer1824 aerialist1869 tightrope walker1869 wire-worker1918 blondin1934 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 86 Stage-players, fire-eaters, singing women, dancing-dogs, wild beasts, and wire-walkers. 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 4/2 Miss Virginia Aragon is the most finished wire-walker that we can remember. 1958 Film Q. Autumn 18/1 He tries everything as he grows up. If there is a wire-walker this week..he tries walking a wire when nobody's looking. 2003 Observer 19 Jan. (Mag.) 28/1 They were tough, old-fashioned wire-walkers who toured from town to town, hiring the square for the night and rigging a wire 18 yards up. < as lemmas |
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