ventriloquist

• He liked to use a certain ability as a ventriloquist which he possessed to hold facetious discussions with his pet pig Abruptly, Monk announced that receptions were over for the day and shooed the aspirants out and locked up At this point, Ham, the dapper lawyer, put in an appearance. —  055 - The Feathered Octopus
• He talked like a ventriloquist, as if afraid to be seen. —  AHMM,March2006
• She informed me that she was indeed a perfect ventriloquist, and could throw her voice into any place she liked but that she was seldom attended to unless when she spoke out of the pocket Thus baffled and friendless, I was about to depart, and stood a fearful lingerer on the isle which I had so dearly loved—when tidings were brought me of your approach. —  Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
• Over at his For a keen behind-the-scenes look at the making of every major school of puppetry, including animatronic, shadow puppets, giant puppets, Japanese Bunraku, ventriloquist, and traditional globe or hand & rod puppets, check out With it's animated butterflies and bizarre clips of people breaking pencils, —  Kris Abel's Tech Life
• Last season's finale included four acts, but only the top two - ventriloquist and eventual winner Terry Fator and singer-guitarist Cas Haley - were real contenders. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

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