- ven|tril|o|quist
- ven|tril|o|quist «vehn TRIHL uh kwihst», noun.a person skilled in ventriloquism, especially a performer who uses a puppet with whom he pretends to carry on a conversation.
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ven·tril·o·quist — … Useful english dictionary
ven — ven·a·to·ri·al; ven·co·la; ven·da; ven·dace; ven·dage; ven·da·val; ven·det·ta; ven·deuse; ven·di·tion; ven·dor; ven·due; ven·e·na·tion; ven·e·nif·er·ous; ven·e·nous; ven·er·abil·i·ty; ven·er·able·ness; ven·er·ably; ven·er·a·cea; ven·er·ate;… … English syllables
tril — gas·tril·e·gous; gas·tril·o·quist; nos·tril; nos·tril·i·ty; ny·tril; prall·tril·ler; tril·by; tril·la·do; tril·li·a·ce·ae; tril·ling; tril·li·um; tril·lo; tril·o·gy; ven·tril·o·quist; ven·tril·o·quis·tic; ven·tril·o·quize; ven·tril·o·quous;… … English syllables
quist — ac·quist; blan·quist; col·lo·quist; gas·tril·o·quist; holm·quist·ite; so·lil·o·quist; som·nil·o·quist; ubi·quist; utra·quist; ven·tril·o·quist; … English syllables
ventriloquist — ven·tril·o·quist … English syllables
ventriloquist — ven|tril|o|quist [ ven trıləkwıst ] noun count an entertainer who can speak without moving his or her lips, especially one who makes a model, person, or animal appear to talk ╾ ven|tril|o|quism noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ventriloquist — ven|tril|o|quist [venˈtrıləkwıst] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Late Latin; Origin: ventriloquus ventriloquist , from Latin venter ( VENTRAL) + loqui to speak ; from the belief that the voice comes from the ventriloquist s stomach] someone who entertains … Dictionary of contemporary English
ventriloquist — ven•tril•o•quist [[t]vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst[/t]] n. a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Ventriloquist — Ven*tril o*quist, n. One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism. [1913 Webster] {Ventriloquist monkey} (Zo[ o]l.), the onappo; so called from the character of its cry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
