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Meaning of Ventriloquist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst

Definitions

A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

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Examples

“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. […]"”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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