trapeze artists
High-flying circus performers
Trapeze artists are acrobatic performers who execute aerial maneuvers on a trapeze—a short horizontal bar suspended by ropes or straps.
They swing, flip, and catch partners high above the ground, typically in circus performances.
The term extends to anyone who takes dramatic risks or makes precarious transitions: Corporate trapeze artists leap between jobs without a safety net.
- acrobatsPerformers of athletic feats
- aerial silkSuspended fabric for acrobatics
- catcherMasked diamond position
- trapezistAerial swing acrobat
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
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- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- circus acrobaticsacrobats, contortionists, tumblers, tumbling, aerial silk
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- troupescircus troupe, dance troupe, improv troupe, theater group, acting company
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clowns · contortionists · strongmen · equestrians · lion tamers
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Comic performers in costume
mimes · jugglers · magicians · balloon artists · ringmasters
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