"knife thrower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knife throwers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knife thrower (plural knife throwers)
  1. A performer who entertains by demonstrating skill in throwing knives. Categories (topical): Circus Translations (performer who entertains by demonstrating skill in throwing knives): knivkaster [common-gender] (Danish), Messerwerfer [masculine] (German), Messerwerferin [feminine] (German), késdobáló (Hungarian), knivkastare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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