Main Entry: ven·tril·o·quist

Pronunciation: \ven-ˈtri-lə-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-ˌtri-lə-ˈkwis-tik\ adjective