funambulus
From LSJ
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fūnambŭlus: i, m. funis-ambulo,
I a rope-dancer, Ter. Hec. prol. 4; prol. alt. 26; Suet. Galb. 6.—Transf.: tu funambule pudicitiae et castitatis, Tert. de Pudic. 10. —Called also fūnĭambŭlus, Aug. in Psa. 39, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fūnambŭlus,¹⁶ ī, m. (funis, ambulo), funambule, danseur de corde : Ter. Hec. 4 ; Suet. Galba 6 || [fig.] qui se joue de : Tert. Pud. 10.
