1) DC Comics supervillain 2) Female supervillain 3) Fictional puppet 4) Fictional victim of bully 5) One who speaks for a dummy 6) Performer 7) Performing artist 8) Popular type of entertainer Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/ventriloquist
Ven·tril'o·quist noun One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism. Ventriloquist monkey (Zoology) , the onappo; -- so called from the character of its cry. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/14