AERIALIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("aerialist" is a kind of...):

acrobat (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aerialist"):

ropedancer; ropewalker (an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground)