posture-maker
Definition
Noun - Acrobat or contortionist: A "posture-maker" is a person who performs acrobatic or contortionist acts, often bending or twisting their body into unusual positions for entertainment.
Usage Examples
Advanced Usage
- "to be a posture-maker": to perform as a contortionist or acrobat.
- He trained for years to become a professional posture-maker in the carnival. (He dedicated himself to mastering contortionist skills.)
Variants and Related Words
- Posture (n): the position of the body; a pose.
- Her posture was perfect after years of ballet training. (The way she held her body was correct.)
- Make (v): to create or produce; used in compound "posture-maker" to indicate the person who makes or performs postures.
Synonyms
- Contortionist: a performer who twists their body into unusual positions.
- Acrobat: a performer who does gymnastic feats, often involving flexibility and balance.
- Bender: (informal) a person who bends their body in strange ways.
Related Idioms
- "Bend over backwards": to make a great effort or to contort oneself physically or metaphorically.
- The posture-maker bent over backwards to entertain the crowd. (The contortionist performed extreme body bends.)
Notes on Usage
- This word is historical or archaic; it is rarely used in modern English. "Contortionist" is the common modern term for a person who performs such acts.
- The term "posture-maker" may also appear in older texts referring to street performers or circus acts in the 19th century.