/
vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪst/
n.
an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal.
Derivative
- ventriloquial
/ˌvɛntrɪˈləʊkwɪəl/
adj. - ventriloquism n.
- ventriloquize
or ventriloquise v. - ventriloquy n.
Etymology
C17: from mod. L. ventriloquium (from L. venter ‘belly’ + loqui ‘speak’) + -ist.