Meanings
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1
noun
a performer who repeatedly throws and catches several objects or performs similar dexterity tricks
The juggler kept five clubs spinning above the stage.
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2
noun
a person who manages several tasks, roles, or demands at once
As a working parent, she became an expert juggler of deadlines and appointments.
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3
noun
a conjurer or performer of sleight-of-hand tricks, especially in historical use
The court juggler amazed the guests with coins that seemed to vanish.
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Etymology
From Middle English jogeler, partly from Old English geogolere ("magician, juggler") and partly via Anglo-Norman and Old French jogelour. It is related to jongleur and was later reanalyzed as juggle + -er.