ventriloquist
noun
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Definition of ventriloquist
: one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
especially
: one who provides entertainment by using ventriloquism to carry on an apparent conversation with a hand-manipulated dummy
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Other Words from ventriloquist
ventriloquistic
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Examples of ventriloquist in a Sentence
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Appropriately enough, the Three Clubs show includes not just tricks and blarney, but a range of performers who would not seem out of place in the Catskills in 1911 — ventriloquists, jugglers, comedians and other magicians. — Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times, "Bad Boys of Magic trade the birds and bunnies for booze and banter," 16 Aug. 2019 If that weren’t enough, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Ferrell had Burgundy bring a puppet to do ventriloquist comedy. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Ron Burgundy Is Back! Will Ferrell Reprises Iconic Anchorman Character on Every Late Night Show," 9 Aug. 2019 Gabby Gabby is guarded by henchmen: ventriloquist’s dummies whose lurching gait suggests that, in a far-off act of vengeance, a gangster doll broke their legs. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“Toy Story 4” Plays It Again," 21 June 2019 Gabby Gabby is attended by four silent henchmen, ventriloquist’s dummies every one and all capable of sending chills up your spine without saying a word. — Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys," 20 June 2019 Woody and Forky are held in the store by Gabby Gabby (Christina Hendricks), a lonely doll, and her henchmen, a group of creepy ventriloquist dummies. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "'Toy Story 4' doesn't need to exist, but in the end it's OK that it does," 15 June 2019 Roston would make a good ventriloquist, Cronhardt joked. — Joe Robertson, kansascity, "'Is this how it ends?' wondered Lyft driver shot in Liberty. It wasn't," 17 June 2018 Hager — aka Pops, his character name this year — will be joined by his ventriloquist dummy, Lolly, who’s been his sidekick for two years. — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "At the San Diego County Fair, it's all about the sweet stuff," 31 May 2018 Entertainment will be provided by Frank and Dean, who will perform throughout the night, along with two comedians, who will perform with a ventriloquist and other fun activities. — Rich Heileman, cleveland.com, "Rotaract raises funds for Puerto Rico: Around The Town," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ventriloquist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ventriloquist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ventriloquist
: a performer who is able to speak in a way that makes it appear that the words are being said by a large doll (called a dummy)
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ventriloquist
noun
ven·tril·o·quist
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Kids Definition of ventriloquist
: a person skilled in speaking in such a way that the voice seems to come from a source other than the speaker