trapezist
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At Kelly Miller, the trapezist doesn’t use a net.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2015
After starting as a solo trapezist for Barnum & Bailey in 1909, he switched to the flying trapeze in 1913, recruited by his father for an act with his brother, Lalo.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2013
With a $500 grubstake and more nerve than a circus trapezist, he got into the oil business in the '90s.
From Time Magazine Archive
A visit to Pablo Franco’s circus, which came to Keighley, led me into the belief that with a little practice I should make a passable trapezist, or tight-rope walker.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
In wonderment the trapezist gazed up at the earnest, agitated face gazing down at him.
From Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness
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