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CONTORTIONIST

\kəntˈɔːʃənˌɪst], \kəntˈɔːʃənˌɪst], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t]\

Definitions of CONTORTIONIST

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an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An acrobat who distorts his body into unnatural positions.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Artist whose work, gymnast whose body, exhibits contortions.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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