"highwire-walker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: highwire-walkers [plural]
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  1. Alternative form of highwire walker. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: highwire walker
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          "text": "Director James Marsh (the 2008 documentary Oscar winner for “Man on Wire,” about highwire-walker Philippe Petit) […]",
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