ac‧ro‧bat /ˈækrəbæt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: acrobate, from Greek akrobates, from akrobatos 'walking on the ends of the toes', from akros 'nearest the end or top' + bainein 'to go']
someone who entertains people by doing difficult physical actions such as walking on their hands or balancing on a high rope, especially at a circus

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