circus performer
Trapeze artist, perhaps
A circus performer is someone who entertains in a circus—acrobats, trapeze artists, clowns, jugglers, tightrope walkers, animal trainers, and the like.
The term evokes spectacle and physical skill: She ran away to become a circus performer.
Figuratively, it can describe anyone whose behavior seems theatrical or attention-seeking.
- center ringPrimary performance space
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
- flying trapezeSuspended bar for aerialists
- human cannonballArtillery-launched circus act
fire-eater · clown · tightrope walker · high wire · mime · contortionist · escape artist · lion tamer · trained animal · juggler · trapeze artist · Pierrot · sword swallower · strongman · ringmaster · unicyclist · equilibrist · snake charmer
- traveling workersseasonal laborer, traveling salesman, traveling nurse, journeyman, roadie
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- circusbig top, clown, clowns, ringmaster, acrobat
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- agile personacrobat, gymnast, dancer, ninja, tumbler
circus performerstage actor
Live theater performer
theater actor · opera singer · Shakespearean actor · film actor · ballet dancer
circus performeroffice worker
Indoor professional employee
desk clerk · accountant · bureaucrat · paper pusher · bank teller
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