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acrobat
noun
a
performer
who
entertains
people
by
doing
difficult
and
skillful
physical
movements
such
as
jumping
,
balancing
,
and
tumbling
•
The
acrobat
flipped
high
above
the
ring
and
caught
the
trapeze
bar
with
one
hand
.
The
acrobat
flipped
high
above
the
ring
and
caught
the
trapeze
bar
with
one
hand
.
•
A
young
acrobat
balanced
on
a
single
hand
at
the
top
of
a
towering
stack
of
chairs
.
A
young
acrobat
balanced
on
a
single
hand
at
the
top
of
a
towering
stack
of
chairs
.
Borrowed
from
French
acrobate
,
from
Greek
akrobátēs
meaning
“
walker
on
tiptoe
or
stilts
”,
from
ákron
“
extremity
”
+
baínō
“
to
walk
”.
noun
a
person
who
is
very
quick
and
flexible
in
thinking
or
action
,
especially
one
who
skillfully
adapts
to
different
situations
•
In
the
debate
,
the
politician
proved
to
be
an
acrobat
,
twisting
every
question
to
suit
his
agenda
.
In
the
debate
,
the
politician
proved
to
be
an
acrobat
,
twisting
every
question
to
suit
his
agenda
.
•
As
technology
changed
,
the
software
engineer
became
an
acrobat
of
code
,
switching
languages
with
ease
.
As
technology
changed
,
the
software
engineer
became
an
acrobat
of
code
,
switching
languages
with
ease
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
literal
sense
,
drawing
on
the
idea
of
agility
and
balance
.
