desultor

noun

de·​sul·​tor

də̇ˈsəltə(r),

dēˈ-

plural desultors

-(r)z

or desultores

ˌdesəlˈtōrˌēz

: a rider trained to leap from one horse to another (as in the circensian games)

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from desultus + -or

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