Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who can speak with two different voices.
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- noun rare A person having the
ability tospeak in two differentvoices , especially as aventriloquist .
Etymologies
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Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805).
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Examples
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One of them is a former carnival magician, the nefarious biloquist Enoch Hoffmann, who is the nemesis of Detective Travis Sivart.
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One of them is a former carnival magician, the nefarious biloquist Enoch Hoffmann, who is the nemesis of Detective Travis Sivart.
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With this theme Brown involved the story of Carwin, the biloquist, to make the voices seem less incredible than in the original.
Chapter 1. The Beginnings of Fiction. Section 1. Arguments and Experiments 1921
whichbe commented on the word biloquist
One capable of speaking with two distinct voices. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word biloquist
JM always enjoys talking with his mate who is a biloquist - though sometimes it seems unaccountably crowded.
March 25, 2010