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juggler

[ juhg-ler ]

noun

  1. a person who performs juggling feats, as with balls or knives.
  2. a person who deceives by trickery; trickster.


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/ ˈʌɡə /

noun

  1. a person who juggles, esp a professional entertainer
  2. a person who fraudulently manipulates facts or figures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juggler1

before 1100; Middle English jogelour, jogeler, jugelour < Anglo-French jogelour, jugelur, Old French jogleor, jougleor ( jongleur ) ≪ Latin dzܱٴǰ joker, equivalent to dzܱ ( ī ) ( juggle ) + -tor -tor; replacing Old English ŧDz magician, cognate with German Gaukler, both directly < Latin, as above
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With his many hats, Mothersbaugh is a consummate juggler, though he’s not sure how it all lines up in his head.

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Instead, the bookworm twins are forced to witness their father, Percy, further wither and drink himself away: He’s a former Parisian juggler in a wheelchair after being hit by a drunk driver.

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Your goal is to get to the Venice Pier, an even more colorful, carnival-like spot with everything from jugglers to bodybuilders.

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So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.

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As Bob Dylan noted, the Trump crowd doesn’t see the frowns as the jugglers and clowns do all of their tricks for them.

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