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Definition of: acrobat
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(ak′rə·bat) noun
1. One who is skilled in feats requiring muscular coordination, as in tight-rope walking, tumbling, trapeze performing, etc.; a gymnast.
2. One who makes surprising political or other changes. [<F acrobate <Gk. akrobatos walking on tiptoe < akros tip + bainein walk, go]
—ac′ ro·bat′ic or ·i·cal adjective
—ac′ro·bat′i·cal·ly adverb
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