equilibrist

UK: /ɪˈkwɪlɪbrɪst/

US: (i kwil′ə brist, ē′kwə lib′rist, ek′wə-)

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e•quil•i•brist  (i kwil′ə brist, ē′kwə lib′rist, ek′wə-), n. 

1. Show Business a performer who is skilled at balancing in unusual positions and hazardous movements, as a tightrope walker in a circus.

• French équilibriste. See equilibrium, -ist
• 1750–60

e•quil′i•bris′tic, adj. 

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equilibrist / ɪˈkwɪlɪbrɪst/ noun

1. a person who performs balancing feats, esp on a high wire

eˌquiliˈbristic adjective