ventriloquist
ventriloquist — noun
1. a performer who talks while keeping their lips still, making it sound as if the
a performer who talks while keeping their lips still, making it sound as if the words are coming from a dummy or a different area of the room
The children watched as the ventriloquist made the dummy argue with him about eating vegetables.
ventriloquist + dummy: performer and puppet in dialogue
Apinya practised for three years before her first paid show as a ventriloquist.
practised + [duration] + before + [event]
The ventriloquist's voice seemed to come from across the room while her lips stayed still.
At the show, Bilal's ventriloquist act made the audience laugh as the dummy told jokes.
The young ventriloquist practised before a mirror each evening to control her lip movements.
- puppeteer
controls puppets with hands or strings but does not necessarily throw their voice or keep lips still
- voice artist
provides spoken voices for characters but usually works in recording studios, not in live stage acts with a dummy
用法筆記
A ventriloquist typically works with a dummy (a puppet), making it seem as if the dummy is speaking. The skill itself is called ventriloquism.