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manualists

manualists is the plural of manualist.

Meaning of manualist

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.

Questions about manualists

What is manualists the plural of?
Manualists is the plural of manualist.

Words near manualists in the dictionary

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

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