n. [ OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. [ Archaic ] This sense is now expressed by magician or conjurer. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A deceiver; a cheat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand to another. [ PJC ] |