noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET:JH AH1 G AH0 L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:JH AH1 G L ER0
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noun
Meaning 1
Agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: agent, form-of
Examples
2016, Jule Scherer, “Going out for the first time as a mum,” stuff.co.nz, 15 March, 2016, Since the babies were born I’ve turned into a 24/7 milking machine, a bilingual nursery-rhyme jukebox, a prolific laundress, a bum-wiping wizard, a baby juggler and two-armed synchronised cuddler.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who practices juggling (trick of throwing and catching balls or similar).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person who performs tricks using sleight of hand, a conjurer, prestidigitator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A magician or wizard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Misspelling of jugular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: performer, performing artist
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ժոնգլյոր
(žonglyor)
— person who practices juggling
Belarusian:
жанглёр
(žanhljór)
— person who practices juggling
Belarusian:
жанглёрка
(žanhljórka)
— person who practices juggling
Bulgarian:
жонгльо́р
(žongljór)
— person who practices juggling
Bulgarian:
жонгльо́рка
(žongljórka)
— person who practices juggling
Catalan:
malabarista
— person who practices juggling
Chinese Mandarin:
雜耍演員 /杂耍演员
(záshuǎ yǎnyuán)
— person who practices juggling
Chinese Mandarin:
變戲法的人 /变戏法的人
(biànxìfǎ de rén)
— person who practices juggling
Czech:
žonglér
— person who practices juggling
Czech:
žonglérka
— person who practices juggling
Danish:
jonglør
— person who practices juggling
Dutch:
jongleur
— person who practices juggling
Dutch:
jongleerder
— person who practices juggling
Esperanto:
ĵonglisto
— person who practices juggling
Finnish:
jonglööri
— person who practices juggling
French:
jongleur
— person who practices juggling
French:
jongleuse
— person who practices juggling
Georgian:
ჟონგლიორი
(žongliori)
— person who practices juggling
German:
Jongleur
— person who practices juggling
German:
Jongleurin
— person who practices juggling
Greek:
ζογκλέρ
(zogklér)
— person who practices juggling
Hungarian:
zsonglőr
— person who practices juggling
Italian:
giocoliere
— person who practices juggling
Italian:
giocoliera
— person who practices juggling
Japanese:
ジャグラー
(jagurā)
— person who practices juggling
Korean:
저글러
(jeogeulleo)
— person who practices juggling
Latin:
praestīgiātor
— person who practices juggling
Latin:
praestīgiātrix
— person who practices juggling
Latin:
aeruscātor
— person who practices juggling
Macedonian:
жонглер
(žongler)
— person who practices juggling
Macedonian:
жонглерка
(žonglerka)
— person who practices juggling
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjonglør
— person who practices juggling
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjonglør
— person who practices juggling
Persian:
ژانگلر
(žângler)
— person who practices juggling
Polish:
żongler
— person who practices juggling
Polish:
żonglerka
— person who practices juggling
Portuguese:
malabarista
— person who practices juggling
Prakrit:
𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀅
(dhammia)
— person who practices juggling
Romanian:
jongler
— person who practices juggling
Russian:
жонглёр
(žongljór)
— person who practices juggling
Russian:
жонглёрша
(žongljórša)
— person who practices juggling
Sicilian:
jucularu
— person who practices juggling
Sicilian:
juculeri
— person who practices juggling
Spanish:
malabarista
— person who practices juggling
Swedish:
jonglör
— person who practices juggling
Turkish:
jonglör
— person who practices juggling
Turkmen:
žonglýor
— person who practices juggling
Ukrainian:
жонгле́р
(žonhlér)
— person who practices juggling
Ukrainian:
жонгле́рка
(žonhlérka)
— person who practices juggling
Esperanto:
iluziisto
— person who practices sleight-of-hand tricks
Sanskrit:
मायिन्
(māyin)
— person who practices sleight-of-hand tricks
