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ventriloquist
[ ven-tril-uh-kwist ]
/ vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst /
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noun
a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
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Origin of ventriloquist
1650–60; ventriloqu(y) + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM ventriloquist
ven·tril·o·quis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby ventriloquist
ventriculotomy, ventriculus, ventriduction, ventriloquial, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, ventriloquize, Ventris, ventro-, ventrodorsal, ventrolateral
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