Meaning of saltimbanque | Babel Free

Definitions

Tumbler, street acrobat.

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Examples

“Circus is a simple, romantic ballet, set⟳ to some suitable music by France’s Jacques Ibert, laid in a village square of placardized baroque, and dressed in costumes that suggest⟳ the saltimbanques of Picasso.”

“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.”

“Outside, saltimbanques of snow⟳ were leaping up and flipping backward.”

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