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aerialist.

An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛəɹɪəlɪst/
  1. An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.

  2. A specialist in aerials, a freestyle skiing discipline.

  3. One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.

    obsolete
  4. A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aerial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English aerialist From aerial + -ist.

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