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saltimbanque

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Tumbler, street acrobat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1960, Henry Miller, Nexus, Obelisk Press, Chapter 13, Another day my hands might wander over the keys with the felicity of a Borgia’s murderous paw. Choosing the staccato technique, I would ape the quibblers and quipsters of the Ghibellines. Or put it on, like a saltimbanque performing for a feeble-minded monarch.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From French saltimbanque, from Italian saltimbanco, from saltare (“to jump”) + banco (“bench, platform, stage”).

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