juggler

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juggler^¹

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

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.

noun jugglers

agent Agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks. Baraka was part trickster and part provocateur, a brilliant juggler of genres, ideas, and identities, whose career spanned nearly six decades.
A person who practices juggling (trick of throwing and catching balls or similar). Coming forward and seating himself on the ground in his white dress and tightened turban, the chief of the Indian Jugglers begins with tossing up two brass balls, which is what any of us could do, and concludes with keeping up four at the same time, which is what none of us could do to save our live
obsolete A person who performs tricks using sleight of hand, a conjurer, prestidigitator. They ſay this tovvne is full of coſenage: / As nimble Iuglers that deceiue the eie: / Darke vvorking Sorcerers that change the minde: / Soule-killing VVitches, that deforme the bodie: […]
dated A magician or wizard. So far we may follow the 'clerk,' but he subsequently shows himself to be a juggler, and not a worker by regular natural science.

juggler^²

noun

misspelling Misspelling of jugular The defensive system they were playing hampered them from going for the juggler.

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noun person who practices juggling

Español	malabarista
한국어	저글러 jeogeulleo
日本語	ジャグラー jagurā
中文	雜耍演員 /杂耍演员 záshuǎ yǎnyuán, 變戲法的人 /变戏法的人 biànxìfǎ de rén
Português	malabarista
Français	jongleur, jongleuse
Deutsch	Jongleur, Jongleurin
Italiano	giocoliere, giocoliera
Ελληνικά	ζογκλέρ zogklér
Română	jongler
Русский	жонглёр žongljór, жонглёрша žongljórša

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@misc{juggler_2026,
  title = {juggler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/juggler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}