ventriloquist

[ ven-tril-uh-kwist ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• ven·trilo·quistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriloquist¹

1650–60; ventriloqu(y) ( def ) + -ist

Example Sentences

The first show there was me, Elayne Boosler, the ventriloquist team of Willie Tyler & Lester and other great comics too.

From Ozy

John Boehner is less the Speaker than a battered ventriloquist for the Tea Party klatch in his caucus.

From The Daily Beast

He becomes a ventriloquist, and gets laughs only when the dummy pees on him.

From The Daily Beast

When the ventriloquist is a voice of experience and not of love, words are no longer material for heartfelt expression.

From The Daily Beast

Yet there are many onlookers who, by a ventriloquist, can be made to believe that the picture speaks.

From Project Gutenberg

Frank was a very good amateur ventriloquist, although he seldom practiced the art.

From Project Gutenberg

Being a skilled ventriloquist, he was the author of the dismal groans and the mysterious voice that had so alarmed the boys.

From Project Gutenberg

She was something of a ventriloquist, which made these accomplishments especially delightful.

From Project Gutenberg

The voice drew near like the ventriloquist doing the trick of the man in the cellar.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• artist
• character
• clown
• comedian
• entertainer
• performer
• player
• star
• villain