Manualist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manualist is a noun meaning A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
Meaning
A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
More Meanings
- A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands.
- (Christianity) One who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.
Example Sentences
The audience could not contain their laughter while the manualist played on.
Word Forms
- manualists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include automatist, literalist, chirologist, demoticist, signer, languagist.
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