trampolinist

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tram•po•line /ˌtræmpəˈlin, ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn/   n. [countable]

1. Sport a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used as a springboard in tumbling.

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tram•po•line  (tram′pə lēn′, tram′pə lēn′, -lin), n. 

1. a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
2. Nautical a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.

• Gmc; see trample) + -ino -ine¹
• Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent. to trampol(i) stilts (
• variant of trampolin 1790–1800

tram′po•lin ′er, tram′po•lin′ist, n. 

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trampoline / ˈtræmpəlɪn -ˌliːn/, trampolin / ˈtræmpəˌlɪn/ noun

1. a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc

verb

1. (intransitive) to exercise on a trampoline

Etymology: 18th Century: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trample

ˈtrampoliner, ˈtrampolinist noun