acrobat

English Thesaurus

1. an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination (noun.person)

hypernym	:	athlete, jock,
definition	:	a person trained to compete in sports (noun.person)

hyponym	:	aerialist,
definition	:	an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	balancer,
definition	:	an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions (noun.person)

hyponym	:	circus acrobat,
definition	:	an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus (noun.person)

hyponym	:	contortionist,
definition	:	an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions (noun.person)

hyponym	:	funambulist, tightrope walker,
definition	:	an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope (noun.person)