Definition of acrobat
1
: one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
2a
: one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity
b
: one adept at swiftly changing or adapting a position or viewpoint
a political acrobat
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The first known use of acrobat was in 1827
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