Definition of "aerialist" []

• An acrobat who performs in the air, as on a trapeze or tightrope. (noun)

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• "Deadman, known as aerialist Boston Brand before Rama Kushna a character lifted from Hinduism's divine spirit"
• "I think I'm doing this series of posts on images of trapeze artists/tightrope walkers because the word "aerialist" is so cool."
• "The hula hooper was named Aerial Emery—her mother was an aerialist, she said, and that's how she got her name—and she is currently majoring in hula hooping at clown college in Quebec."