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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

γαστήρ

γαστρός

, stomach + L. loqui to speak.]

One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist.

Noun.

[Gr. belly, and L. loquor, to speak.]

Literally, one who speaks from his belly or stomach; hence, one who so modified his voice that it seems to come from another person or place.

gastriloquist ‎(plural gastriloquists)