cambaz

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جانباز‎ (canbaz, cambaz), from Persian ‎ (jânbâz).

Noun

cambaz

acrobat (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination)
horse seller (a person who breeds and sells horses)

Derived terms

cambazhane
cambazlık

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cambaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جانباز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 638

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