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What (who) is funambulist - definition
SKILL INVOLVING WALKING ON A THIN WIRE OR ROPE
Tight-rope walker; Tight-rope; Tightrope walker; Freestyle slackline; Tightrope; Highwire walker; Funambulist; Rope-walking; Rope walking; High wire; High wire act; Funambulism; Tight-rope walking; Tight rope; Equilibrist; Tightrope-walking; Rope-Walking; Wirewalking; Tightwire; Circus high wire acts; Tightrope Walking; Tight Rope
![''[[Jultagi]]'', the Korean tradition of tightrope walking](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Korea-Jeonju-Jultagi-02.jpg?width=200 "''[[Jultagi]]'', the Korean tradition of tightrope walking")
![[[Maria Spelterini]] crossing [[Niagara Falls]] on July 4, 1876](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maria Spelterini at Suspension Bridge.jpg?width=200 "[[Maria Spelterini]] crossing [[Niagara Falls]] on July 4, 1876")
funambulist
[fju:'nambj?l?st]
¦ noun a tightrope walker.
Origin
C18: from Fr. funambule or L. funambulus (from funis 'rope' + ambulare 'to walk') + -ist.
funambulist
n.
Rope-dancer, acrobat, lofty tumbler, equilibrist.
Funambulist
·noun A ropewalker or ropedancer.
Wikipedia
Tightrope walking
Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.
