What does «saltimbanco» mean in Spanish?
- Puppeteer, clown.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Un saltimbanco se dislocaba haciendo contorsiones grotescas, explotando su fealdad, su desvergüenza y su idiotismo".
- Acrobat who practices balancing exercises on the wire or tightrope; volatero.
- A traveling charlatan or fairground charlatan, who climbed on a bench to perorate from it, usually to sell concoctions or healing herbs.