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- [ven-tril-uh-kwist]
- /vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst/
- /venˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪ.zəm/
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- [ven-tril-uh-kwist]
- /vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst/
Definitions of ventriloquist word
- noun ventriloquist a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism. 1
- noun ventriloquist puppeteer who projects voice 1
- countable noun ventriloquist A ventriloquist is someone who can speak without moving their lips and who entertains people by making their words appear to be spoken by a puppet. 0
- noun ventriloquist a person who practices ventriloquism; specif., an entertainer who uses ventriloquism to carry on a pretended conversation as with a large puppet, or dummy 0
- noun ventriloquist A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism. 0
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Origin of ventriloquist
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; ventriloqu(y) + -ist
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Parts of speech for Ventriloquist
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ventriloquist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ventriloquist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ventriloquist
noun ventriloquist
- actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- hambone — (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- ingenue — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
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