ventriloquist
/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/
VƐNTɹꞮL · ə · kwɪst (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
Etymology
From ventriloquy + -ist.
Example Sentences
- "Most ridiculous is the discomfiture which attends the opponents of predication, who, like the ventriloquist Eurycles, have the voice that answers them in their own breast."
- ""Oh, I am a ventriloquist," said the little man. "I can throw the sound of my voice wherever I wish, so that you thought it was coming out of the Head. […]""
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