Definition of "saltimbanque" in English

noun

1. Tumbler, street acrobat.

   • 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.