What does búktalari in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word búktalari in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use búktalari in Icelandic.

The word búktalari in Icelandic means ventriloquist, Bauchredner. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word búktalari

ventriloquist

noun (a person who practices ventriloquism)

Bauchredner

noun

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Ef til vill hefurðu samt velt fyrir þér hvers vegna voldug andavera myndi nota höggorm á svipaðan hátt og búktalari notar brúðu.

However, you may wonder, ‘Why would a powerful spirit manipulate a snake the way a ventriloquist uses a dummy?’

Í tilraunakenndri list sinni blandar hann saman tónlist, skúlptúrum, vídeóvörpunum og hreyfimyndum, oft við eigin gjörninga, ýmist sem búktalari, leikari, tónlistarmaður, ræðumaður eða söngvari, til að skapa skáldaðar frásagnir.

At the forefront of experimentation, he combines music, sculpture, video projection and animations, as well as his own performance – whether as a mime artist, speaker, actor, musician, or singer – to create fictional spatial narratives.

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