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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ro•bat /ˈækrəˌbæt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta performer of gymnastic feats.
ac•ro•bat•ic, adj. See -acro-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ro•bat (ak′rə bat′),USA pronunciation n. - Sporta skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- a person who readily changes viewpoints or opinions.
- Greek akróbatos walking on tiptoe, equivalent. to akro- acro- + -batos, verbal adjective, adjectival of baínein to go; French word may be recoinage, or etymological reading of the Greek word
- French acrobate
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acrobat /ˈækrəˌbæt/ n - an entertainer who performs acts that require skill, agility, and coordination, such as tumbling, swinging from a trapeze, or walking a tightrope
- a person noted for his frequent and rapid changes of position or allegiances: a political acrobat
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Greek akrobatēs acrobat, one who walks on tiptoe, from acro- + bat-, from bainein to walkˌacroˈbatic adj ˌacroˈbatically adv |