ventriloquist
[ ven-tril-uh-kwist ]
/ vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst /
noun
a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin 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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