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manualist

manualist noun: a person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.

Noun

manualist (plural manualists)

  1. A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
  2. A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands.
    • The audience could not contain their laughter while the manualist played on.
  3. One who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.

Forms of manualist

pluralmanualists

Origin of manualist

From manual + -ist.

Questions about manualist

What does manualist mean?
Manualist means a person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
What part of speech is manualist?
Manualist is a noun.
What is the plural of manualist?
The plural of manualist is manualists.

Words near manualist in the dictionary

  1. manualise
  2. manualised
  3. manualises
  4. manualising
  5. manualism
  6. manualist
  7. manualists
  8. manualiter
  9. manualization
  10. manualizations
  11. manualize

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