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desultor

desultor noun: a person skilled at leaping from one horse or chariot to another.

Noun

desultor (plural desultors)

  1. (historical) A person skilled at leaping from one horse or chariot to another.

Forms of desultor

pluraldesultors

Origin of desultor

From Latin desultor.

Questions about desultor

What does desultor mean?
Desultor means a person skilled at leaping from one horse or chariot to another.
What part of speech is desultor?
Desultor is a noun.
What is the plural of desultor?
The plural of desultor is desultors.

Words near desultor in the dictionary

  1. desulphurizer
  2. desulphurizers
  3. desulphurizes
  4. desulphurizing
  5. desulphurs
  6. desultor
  7. desultorily
  8. desultoriness
  9. desultorinesses
  10. desultorious
  11. desultors

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