saltimbanco

noun

sal·​tim·​ban·​co

ˌsaltə̇mˈbaŋ(ˌ)kō,

ˌsȯl-

variants or saltimbanque or less commonly saltimbank

ˈ⸗⸗ˌbaŋk

plural -s

: mountebank

Word History

Etymology

French & Italian; French saltimbanque, from Italian saltimbanco, literally, one that jumps upon a bench, from saltare to jump (from Latin) + in (from Latin) + banco bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bank bench

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