wirewalker en · NOUN
Etymology
From wire + walker.
Meanings
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One who performs the feat of walking on a highwire.
That is not to overlook the feats of assorted acrobats, wirewalkers and other daredevils blasted from a double-barreled cannon, or flying through the air, or trying to maintain their balance atop a spinning wheel high above the arena floor.
2009 March 27, Lawrence Van Gelder, “Where’s That Elephant? It Was Here a Second Ago”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wirewalkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |