Meaning of JUGGLER
| Pronunciation: | | 'juglur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity |
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| | See Also: | | performer, performing artist | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Jug"gler\, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor,
jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester,
joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest,
joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.]
1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand;
one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer.
As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.
Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. --Sir
T. Browne.
2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | acrobat, aerialist, bareback rider, blackleg, cheat, cheater, chiseler, circus artist, clown, conjurer, cozener, crook, defrauder, diddler, equestrian director, equilibrist, escamoteur, flier, flimflam man, flimflammer, gyp artist, gypper, high-wire artist, illusionist, lion tamer, magician, prestidigitator, ringmaster, slack-rope artist, sleight-of-hand performer, snake charmer, swindler, sword swallower, tightrope walker, trapeze artist, tricker, trickster, tumbler, two-timer |
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