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Jugular vs Juggler - What's the difference?

jugular | juggler |

As nouns the difference between jugular and juggler

is that jugular is vein through the neck (or thorax) that returns blood from the head back towards the heart properly this is called the jugular vein while juggler is agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks.

As an adjective jugular

is relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.

jugular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
  • (zoology, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
  • (humorous) Relating to juggling.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Vein through the neck (or thorax) that returns blood from the head back towards the heart. Properly this is called the jugular vein.
  • By extension, any critical vulnerability.
    • It was vicious; he went for the jugular .

    Usage notes

    The plural form (jugulars) is almost never used.

    Quotations

    * One of Lionel's old Salthill friends with whom he exchanged perhaps a dozen words a year, and with whom he sometimes played squash, and tennis, both men killers on the court, seeking the jugular [...]. - "Middle Age : A Romance" (2001) by (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 83)

    Synonyms

    * jugular vein

    Derived terms

    * go for the jugular

    juggler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks.
  • A person who practices juggling.
  • A conjuror.
  • (dated) A magician or wizard.