/ venˈtrɪləkwɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the art of speaking without moving your lips and of making it look as if your voice is coming from another person
► ven·trilo·quist / venˈtrɪləkwɪst; NAmE / noun :
Entertainment included a ventriloquist.
a ventriloquist's dummy
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin ventriloquium (from Latin venter belly + loqui speak) + -ism .