contortionistnoun [ C ]
uk/kənˈtɔː.ʃən.ɪst/us/kənˈtɔːr.ʃən.ɪst/someone who can twist their body into shapes and positions that normal people cannot
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Carnival, fairground & circus
- acrobatics
- amusement arcade
- amusement park
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- big top
- big wheel
- coconut shy
- custard pie
- Dodgem (car)
- fairground
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- Indian club
- juggle
- juggler
- merry-go-round
- midway
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- He had narrow eyes, shrewd and calculating and the sinuous motions of a contortionist.
- He was exceedingly slim and limber and had learned many of the tricks of the contortionist.
- His body proved as supple as a professional contortionist.
- I'm also a bit of a gymnast and sufficient of a contortionist to do eccentric dancing.
- Like a deer he ran around the rough rim, and I had to perform with the agility of a contortionist to avoid dead snags of trees and green branches.