n.
Pronunciation: ven- ' tri-l ə -kwist
Function: noun
Date: circa 1656
: 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
– ven · tril · o · quis · tic \ ( ˌ )ven- ˌ tri-l ə - ' kwis-tik \ adjective