SALTIMBANCO

Definition: SALTIMBANCO

SALTIMBANCO

Noun

1. A mountebank; a quack.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Saltimbanco \Sal`tim*ban"co\, noun. [Italian expression, literally, one who leaps or mounts upon bench; saltare to leap in in, upon banco bench.]. (Websters 1913)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Deceiver	Quack, charlatan, mountebank, saltimbanco, saltimbanque, empiric, quacksalver, medicaster, Rosicrucian, gypsy; man of straw.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: SALTIMBANCO

Non-English Usage: "SALTIMBANCO" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (acrobat, tumbler), Portuguese (acrobat, mountebank).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Saltimbanco (1997)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Reconsideration of Aldo Palazzeschi's Poetry, 1905-1974: Revisiting the Saltimbanco (Studies in Italian Literature , Vol 6) (reference) Le Cirque du Soleil : la création d'un spectacle : Saltimbanco (reference) Speriamo che tenga : viaggio di un saltimbanco sospeso tra cielo e terra (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Saltimbanco [SOUNDTRACK] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "saltimbanco"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		altimbancosay.(various references)

Vietnamese		thầy lang vườn, thầy lang băm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Words rhyming with "SALTIMBANCO" (pronounced 'Sal`tim*ban"co'): Alco, Alfresco, Bajocco, Banco, Barocco, Bejuco, Bronco, Calamanco, Catafalco, Chebacco, Chico, Cisco, draco, fiasco, Fico, Goracco, Guaco, guanaco, Hocco, junco, Macaco, Macauco, Macco, Mameluco, Matico, Maucaco, Melluco, Mico, Moco, Morocco, Nero-antico, Poco, Puerco, Ronco, Secco, Squacco, Tabacco, Tasco, Tedesco, tobacco, Toco, Troco, Ulluco, Zacco. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-i-l-m-n-o-s-t"
	-1 letter: botanicals, catabolism, cobalamins.
	-2 letters: ablations, anabolism, atonalism, bicoastal, botanical, botanicas, calamints, claimants, cobalamin.
	-3 letters: ablation, alations, amboinas, anabolic, anatomic, atomical, bailsman, balsamic, basaltic, blastoma, boatsman, botanica, cabalism, cabalist, calamint, claimant, coalbins, laconism, limacons, maniocas, monastic, sailboat, santalic, staminal, talisman.
	-4 letters: abomasi, abstain, actinal, actions, alation, albinos, alnicos, amatols, amboina, animals, animato, anosmia, anosmic, asocial, atomics, atonics, baalism, bantams, basinal, basmati, bastion, batsman, boatman, bonacis, bonitas, botanic, caimans, camails, cambial, cambist, camions, canolas, catalos, cations, catlins, citolas, clamant, clonism, coalbin, coastal, cobalts, combats, intombs, lactams, lambast, laminas, latinos, limacon, malison, maniacs, manilas, manioca, maniocs, manitos, masonic, matinal, oblasti, obtains, oilcans, osmatic, sabaton, sacaton, satanic, solatia, somatic, somital, stamina, stoical, talions, tambacs, timbals, tincals, tombacs.
	-5 letters: abatis, ablins, abomas, actins, action, alamos, alants, albino, almost, alnico, aloins, amatol, ambits, amnios, animal, animas, anomic, antics, aslant, atmans, atomic, atonal, atonic, baalim, bacons, balsam, bancos, bantam, basalt, basion, batman, batons, binocs, bionts, biotas, blains, bloats, bonaci, bonita, bonsai, cabals, cabins, cabman, caiman, calami, camail, cambia, camion, camisa, canals, canola, cantos, casino, casita, catalo, cation, catlin, cibols, citola, claims, climbs, coalas, coatis, cobalt, cobias, coital, colins, combat, costal, cotans, inmost, instal, intomb, lactam, lamias, lamina, lanais, latino, lianas, limans, limbas, limbos, linacs, macons, maloti, manats, maniac, manias, manics, manila, manioc, manito, mantas, mantic, mantis, mascon, mascot, mastic, matins, misact, monist, mosaic, nasial, nastic, nicols, oblast, obtain, octans, oilcan, oilman, salami, salina, salmon, sancta, santol, scotia, sitcom, smalti, smalto, social, socman, somata, sonata, stomal, tablas, talion, talons, tamals, tambac, ticals, timbal, tincal, tocsin, tolans, tomans, tombac, tombal, tonics, tonsil.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-i-l-m-n-o-s-t"
	+3 letters: antimetabolics, antimicrobials.
	+5 letters: collaborationism.
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