Definitions for ventriloquistvɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ven•tril•o•quistvɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst(n.)

  1. a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.

Origin of ventriloquist:

1650–60

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ventriloquist(noun)

    a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

Wiktionary

  1. ventriloquist(Noun)

    A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

  2. Origin: ventriloquy + -ist

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ventriloquist(noun)

    one who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism


Translations for ventriloquist

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ventriloquist(noun)

a professional entertainer who can speak so that his voice seems to come from some other person or place, especially from a dummy which he controls.

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