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contortionist

con·tor·tio·nist

UK/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/ US/kʌˈntɔrʃʌnʌst/ rare

noun

1.

an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions

Origin

From contortion + -ist.

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