de|sul|tor

de|sul|tor
de|sul|tor «dih SUHL tuhr», noun, plural de|sul|tors, de|sul|to|res «DEHS uhl TR eez, -TOHR-».
a bareback rider in the Roman circus who rode two or more horses at once, leaping from one to another.
[< Latin dēsultor, ultimately < dē- down + salīre to leap]

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