desultor

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noun

A person skilled at leaping from one horse or chariot to another.

OriginLatin desultor →
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Meanings

noundesultor (plural desultors)

plural desultors

  1. historicalA person skilled at leaping from one horse or chariot to another.

Origin

  1. Latindesultor
  2. Englishdesultor

From Latin desultor.

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APA

desultor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desultor

MLA

“desultor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desultor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desultor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desultor.

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