saltimbanque
The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 03 Nov 1997
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Peter Cash — 03 Nov 1997, 10:37

The english analogue to "saltimbanque" would be "mountebank". As
Cristina (?) has pointed out, there's a connotation of quackery or
larceny. However, I believe that "saltimbanque" can also refer to a
table dancer--an entertainer. 

Sgt. Rock

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