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