noun

ventriloquist

vehn-TRIHL-uh-kwihst

noun

A performer who speaks without moving their lips so their voice seems to come from a puppet or dummy.

"The ventriloquist had the whole crowd laughing at her dummy's jokes."

How to Use Ventriloquist

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA performer skilled at making it sound like their voice is coming from a puppet.

Common pairings

ventriloquist dummy a skilled ventriloquist

ventriloquists plural

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Formed from ventriloquy plus the agent suffix -ist.

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