manualist

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noun

A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.

“The audience could not contain their laughter while the manualist played on.”

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Meanings

nounmanualist (plural manualists)

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. ChristianityOne who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.

Origin

From manual + -ist.

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APA

manualist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manualist

MLA

“manualist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manualist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manualist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manualist.

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