Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventriloquist

/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tril-o-quist
IPA: /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

Example Sentences

"Most ridiculous is the discomfiture which attends the opponents of predication, who, like the ventriloquist Eurycles, have the voice that answers them in their own breast."
""Oh, I am a ventriloquist," said the little man. "I can throw the sound of my voice wherever I wish, so that you thought it was coming out of the Head. […]""

Etymology

Etymology tree English ventriloquy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ventriloquist From ventriloquy + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/
British English: /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/

Inflected Forms

ventriloquists (plural)

Derived Forms

ventriloquistic ventriloquistical ventriloquistically

Frequently Paired Words

ventriloquial ventriloquially ventriloquism ventriloquy

Synonyms

biloquist ventriloque

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ventriloquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/.
What does ventriloquist mean?: A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
Where does ventriloquist come from?: Etymology tree English ventriloquy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ventriloquist From ventriloquy + -ist.

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