aerialist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
aerialist
    n 1: an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or
         trapeze)
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
aerialist \aer"i*al*ist\ n.
   1. an athlete who performs acts high above the ground on a
      trapeze or high wire, requiring skill and agility and
      coordination.

   Syn: trapeze artist
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. a burglar who gains entrance to buildings from the
      rooftop, sometimes leaping from building to building in
      the process. A type of second-story man. [Slang]
      [PJC]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "aerialist":
      acrobat, bareback rider, circus artist, clown, contortionist,
      equestrian director, equilibrist, flier, funambulist, gymnast,
      high wire artist, high-wire artist, juggler, lion tamer,
      palaestrian, pancratiast, ringmaster, ropewalker,
      slack-rope artist, snake charmer, sword swallower,
      tightrope walker, trapeze artist, tumbler, weightlifter
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