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
- pick someone or something to shreds
- pick someone's brain
- pick someone's brain/brains
- pick someone's brains
- pick someone's pocket
- pick something clean
- pick the brains of
- pick to pieces
- pick to shreds
- pick tongs
- pick tree
- pick up
- pick up after
- pick up after (someone)
- pick up after someone
- pick up and go
- pick up and leave
- pick up and leave/go
- pick up momentum
- pick up on
- pick up speed
- pick up speed/momentum
- pick up steam
- pick up the bill
- pick up the check