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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•tril•o•quist (ven tril′ə kwist),USA pronunciation n. - a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
- ventriloqu(y) + -ist 1650–60
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•tril•o•quism /vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the art or practice of speaking with little or no lip movement so that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source.
ven•tril•o•quist, n. [countable]See -loq-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•tril•o•quism (ven tril′ə kwiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy. Also called ven•tril•o•quy (ven tril′ə kwē).USA pronunciation - Medieval Latin ventriloquium, equivalent. to Late Latin ventriloqu(us) a ventriloquist (ventri- ventri- + -loquus, derivative of loquī to speak) + -ium -ium) + -ism
- ventriloqu(y) (1790–1800
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