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Added 10 October 2026

juggler

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: praestīgiātor, praestīgiātrix, aeruscātor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juggler at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity.

Origin

From Middle English jogeler, jogelour, iogular, partly continuing Old English ġeogolere (“juggler; magician; wizard”) and partly from Anglo-Norman jogelour, jugelur, Old French jongleur (“juggler”), equivalent to juggle + -er. Doublet of jongleur.

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