ACROBAT

an expert performer of tricks in tumbling, or on a trapeze (a short bar hung from two ropes at a height) or tightrope (a tightly stretched rope or cable on which balancing acts are done). —The Dynamics Glossary. Final approval 14/9/89

an expert performer of tricks in tumbling, or on a trapeze (a short bar hung from two ropes at a height) or tightrope (a tightly stretched rope or cable on which balancing acts are done).