6
acrobat
5
pilot(noun, person, ship, flier, aviator)
5
tumbler
4
contortionist
4
equilibrist
4
funambulist
3
flier(noun, leader, ship, captain, aviator)
3
trapeze artist(expression, idiom)
2
ascetic
2
clown
2
flyer(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
2
gymnast
2
tightrope walker(expression, idiom)
1
ace(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
1
aeronaut(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
1
aviator(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
1
balancer
1
bareback rider
1
bellwether(noun, leader, ship, captain, flier)
1
captain(noun, leader, ship, flier, aviator)
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