juggler
[ juhg-ler ]
/ ˈdʒʌg lər /
noun
a person who performs juggling feats, as with balls or knives.
a person who deceives by trickery; trickster.
Origin of juggler
before 1100; Middle English
jogelour, jogeler, jugelour < Anglo-French
jogelour, jugelur, Old French
jogleor, jougleor (see
jongleur) ≪ Latin
joculātor joker, equivalent to
joculā(rī) (see
juggle) +
-tor
-tor; replacing Old English
gēogelere magician, cognate with German
Gaukler, both directly < Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for juggler
juggler
/ (ˈdʒʌɡlə) /
noun
a person who juggles, esp a professional entertainer
a person who fraudulently manipulates facts or figures