English Online Dictionary. What means acrobat? What does acrobat mean?
English
Etymology
From French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs, “walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft”), from ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō, “I walk on tiptoe”), from ἄκρον (ákron, “highest or farthest point, mountain top, peak”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
acrobat (plural acrobats)
- An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
- Hyponyms: contortionist, tightrope walker, trapeze artist, tumbler
Derived terms
Related terms
- Acrobates (taxonomic genus)
- Acrobatidae (taxonomic family)
- acro-
Translations
Verb
acrobat (third-person singular simple present acrobats, present participle acrobating, simple past and past participle acrobated)
- To practise acrobatics.
- (figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
Anagrams
- CATOBAR, abactor
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French acrobate.
Noun
acrobat m (plural acrobați, feminine equivalent acrobată)
- acrobat