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funambulist

 
Dictionary: fu·nam·bu·list   (fyʊ-năm'byə-lĭst) pronunciation

n.
One who performs on a tightrope or a slack rope.

[From Latin fūnambulus : fūnis, rope + ambulāre, to walk.]

funambulism fu·nam'bu·lism n.

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a tightrope walker; one who is (mentally) agile
 
 
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