The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
contortionist — 1841, from CONTORTION (Cf. contortion) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
contortionist — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who twists and bends their body into strange and unnatural positions … English terms dictionary
contortionist — [kən tôr′shənist] n. a person, as a circus acrobat, who can contort his or her body into unnatural positions … English World dictionary
contortionist — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nɪst] / US [kənˈtɔrʃ(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms contortionist : singular contortionist plural contortionists someone who twists their body into unusual shapes or positions as a way of entertaining people … English dictionary
contortionist — contortionistic, adj. /keuhn tawr sheuh nist/, n. 1. a person who performs gymnastic feats involving contorted postures. 2. a person who practices contortion: a verbal contortionist. [1855 60; CONTORTION + IST] * * * … Universalium
contortionist — [[t]kəntɔ͟ː(r)ʃənɪst[/t]] contortionists N COUNT A contortionist is someone who twists their body into strange and unnatural shapes and positions in order to entertain other people, for example in a circus … English dictionary
contortionist — /kənˈtɔʃənəst / (say kuhn tawshuhnuhst) noun 1. someone who performs gymnastic feats involving contorted postures. 2. someone who practises contortion: a verbal contortionist …
contortionist — noun Date: 1859 one who contorts; specifically an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures • contortionistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Contortionist — Kontorsionistin Der Begriff Kontorsion (lat. „contortio“ = Drehung, Windung) beschreibt eine Form von Akrobatik Vorführungen, bei welcher der Artist seinen Körper in Positionen verbiegt, die für die meisten Menschen unerreichbar scheinen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
contortionist — noun An acrobat who is capable of twisting his or her body into unusual positions … Wiktionary
