ventriloquist
[ ven-tril-uh-kwist ]
/ vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst /
noun
a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
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Origin of ventriloquist
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for ventriloquist
ventriloquist
1650s, from ventriloquy + -ist. Ventriloquists in ancient Greece were Pythones, a reference to the Delphic Oracle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper