ventriloquist
noun
ven·tril·o·quist
ven-ˈtri-lə-kwist 
: 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
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The sock puppet was originally brought to life by ventriloquist and puppeteer Shari Lewis for the children's TV series Captain Kangaroo in March 1956.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In the film’s climactic ending, we’re introduced to a story involving a ventriloquist dummy that set the stage for just about every inanimate-object-that’s-actually-alive film moving forward.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Much of the first season of Goosebumps is focused on the books’ main villain, Slappy, an evil ventriloquist’s dummy who’s story arc is revealed in piecemeal, in both the books and this reboot of the television series.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Todd seemed perfectly comfortable with the creation of alternate personae for ventriloquist purposes.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In the film’s climactic ending, we’re introduced to a story involving a ventriloquist dummy that set the stage for just about every inanimate-object-that’s-actually-alive film moving forward.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Much of the first season of Goosebumps is focused on the books’ main villain, Slappy, an evil ventriloquist’s dummy who’s story arc is revealed in piecemeal, in both the books and this reboot of the television series.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Todd seemed perfectly comfortable with the creation of alternate personae for ventriloquist purposes.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Ventriloquist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventriloquist. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ventriloquist
noun
ven·tril·o·quist
ven-ˈtril-ə-kwəst
: a person skilled in speaking in such a way that the voice seems to come from a source other than the speaker
ventriloquism
noun
-ˌkwiz-əm
Etymology
from Latin ventriloquus "ventriloquist," from ventr-, venter "stomach, belly" and loqui "to speak"; so called from the early belief that the voice is produced in the ventriloquist's stomach
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