ventriloquist's
Voice-throwing performer's
Ventriloquist's is the possessive form of ventriloquist—a performer who speaks without moving their lips while manipulating a dummy that appears to talk.
The possessive typically modifies the dummy itself: The ventriloquist's dummy sat propped in the corner.
It can also refer to anything belonging to or characteristic of such a performer: a ventriloquist's art, a ventriloquist's act.
Lifelike substitute figure
- figureOutline or numeral
- puppetControlled performing figure
- dollToy human figure
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
character · sidekick · partner · wooden figure · head · jaw · mouth · eyes
Deed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- showMake something apparent
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- comedyWork meant to amuse
banter · stage · audience · entertainment · nightclub · variety · cabaret · vaudeville
Intentional focus manipulation
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- projectionSomething that extends outward
timing · breathing · articulation · illusion · practice · mirror work · plosives · consonants
dummy
Lifelike substitute figure
mannequin · character · sidekick · partner · wooden figure · head · jaw · mouth · eyes · moving parts
act
Deed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- showMake something apparent
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
comedy · banter · stage · audience · entertainment · nightclub · variety · cabaret · vaudeville · theater
misdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
projection · timing · breathing · articulation · illusion · practice · mirror work · plosives · consonants · synchronization
art form
Creative expression category
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- historyRecord of past events
Shari Lewis · guild · workshop · mentor · amateur · professional · touring · booking · career · legacy
ventriloquist'ssinger's
Belonging to a performer
orator's · speaker's · announcer's · narrator's · preacher's
- ventriloquist dummyPuppet manipulated while speaking
- ventriloquist actPerformance with speaking puppet