contortionist

English

A contortionist.

Etymology

From contortion +‎ -ist.

Noun

contortionist (plural contortionists)

An acrobat who is capable of twisting his or her body into unusual positions.
One who twists words and phrases.

Related terms

Translations

acrobat

Afrikaans: slangmens, lyfvlegter
Asturian: contorsionista m or f
Catalan: contorsionista m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 柔術演員, 柔术演员 (róushù yǎnyuán)
Danish: slangemenneske n
Dutch: slangenmens (nl) m or n, contorsionist m, contorsioniste f
Finnish: käärmeihminen
French: contorsionniste (fr) m or f

Galician: contorsionista m or f
German: Schlangenmensch m, Kontorsionist m
Italian: contorsionista m or f
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: contorcionista m or f
Russian: челове́к-змея́ (ru) m (čelovék-zmejá), конторсиони́ст m (kontorsioníst), конторсиони́стка f (kontorsionístka)
Spanish: contorsionista (es) m or f
Swedish: ormmänniska c

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