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fil-de-fériste

French, noun/fil.də.fe.ʁist/

fil-de-fériste is a French feminine noun meaning “tightrope walker (high wire artist)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Équilibriste qui évolue sur un fil de fer”.

What does fil-de-fériste mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinetightrope walker (high wire artist)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Équilibriste qui évolue sur un fil de fer.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fil-de-fériste

  • fil-de-féristes plural
  • fildefériste alternative
  • fil-de-feriste
  • fil de feriste
  • fil de fériste

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fil-de-fériste?

  • /fil.də.fe.ʁist/
  • \fil.də.fe.ʁist\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.