English Explanatory Dictionary

contortionist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.
  2. One who twists words and phrases.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contortionist.wav

Word forms

contortionist contortionists

Etymology

From contortion + -ist.

Related words

contort contortion contortionism

Derived words

contortionistic
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary