Meaning & use
slackliner
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Meanings
nouncountable
A person who walks or balances on a loosely stretched line fixed between two points.
Grammar: Countable; the plural is 'slackliners'.
Patterns
- a slackliner walks on something
- a skilled slackliner
A slackliner crossed the gap between the two towers while a crowd watched.
She became a slackliner after trying it once at a summer festival.
The slackliner kept her arms out to stay balanced on the moving line.
nouncountableinformal
A line used for slacklining, stretched loosely between two anchors.
Grammar: Often called a 'slackline' in this sense, but 'slackliner' can also name the line itself in casual use.
Patterns
- set up a slackliner
- tighten the slackliner
They tied the slackliner between two trees in the park.
Don't step on the slackliner with muddy shoes.
Word forms
| plural | slackliners |
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Common combinations
- skilled slackliner
- A skilled slackliner can stay on the line for minutes.
- walk a slackline
- He learned to walk a slackline before he tried surfing.
- highline slackliner
- The highline slackliner moved slowly above the valley.
- set up a slackline
- We set up a slackline between two posts.
Synonyms and how they differ
- tightrope walker
- A tightrope walker uses a tight, often steel wire high above the ground, while a slackliner uses a loose, flat webbing line.
- balancer
- A very general word for anyone keeping steady; it does not refer specifically to the sport.
Word family
- slackline noun
- The flat line used in the sport.
- slacklining noun
- The activity or sport of walking on a slackline.
Commonly confused: slackliner or tightrope walker?
slackliner vs tightrope walker
Both balance on a line, but a tightrope is tight and usually high, whereas a slackline is loose and often low.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'slackliner' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Slackliner' is a noun for a person who walks on a slackline, so option A fits. B and D confuse it with objects, and C uses it as a verb, which it is not.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “slackliner”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.