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dēsultor, ōris, m. [desuesco], a leaper, vaulter, the technical designation of a sort of riders, who, in the circus-games, leaped from one horse to another without stopping.
- I. Prop., Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; Liv. 23, 29; 44, 9; Manil. 5, 85.
- II. Trop., a fickle, inconstant person: amoris, an inconstant lover, Ov. Am. 1, 3, 15; cf. bellorum, Sen. Suas. 1, § 8.
dēsultōrĭus, a, um, adj. [desultor].
- I. Of or belonging to a vaulter (desultor): equi, Suet. Caes. 39: levitas, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.
Subst.: desultorius, ii, m., Cic. Mur. 27, 57.
- II. Desultory, superficial, Ap. M. 1, p. 102, 14.