manualist.
A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
Meaning & usage
A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands.
The audience could not contain their laughter while the manualist played on.
One who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English manual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English manualist From manual + -ist.
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