equilibrist
/ɪˈkwɪlɪˌbrɪst
/ /iːˈkwɪlɪˌbrɪst/ /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbrɪst/ /ˌɛkwɪˈlɪbrɪst/noun dated
An acrobat who performs balancing feats, especially a tightrope walker.A closeted, kilted singer is brutally rejected by his former partner who is now an unbalanced equilibrist....
- Not content with this bit of high-altitude aptitude, the equilibrist re-crosses the falls, first blindfolded, then on a bicycle, then on stilts, then pushing a wheelbarrow while carrying a man on his back.
- The Equilibrist's given name was Randy May but he had legally changed it.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from equilibrium + -ist.
- to whom it may concern
- towie
- to windward of
- towing path
- towing rope
- (to) within an inch of one's life
- towline
- town
- town acre
- town adjutant
- town administrator
- town ball
- town belt
- town bike
- town book
- town-born
- town-bound
- town box
- town bull
- town camp
- town car
- town centre
- town chest
- town child
- town church