Word: ventriloquist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ven
tril
o
quist
Definition: A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
Morphemes:
Affix: ventriloquy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: loqui
Language: la
Decoded: loqui
Meaning: to speak
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns