noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. rare

   "Back in Maisel, I was a biloquist. A common street performer. What you would call a ventriloquist."

Synonyms

All synonyms

ventriloquistventriloquist

Example

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"Back in Maisel, I was a biloquist. A common street performer. What you would call a ventriloquist."

Etymology

Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805).

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