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manualist

noun

Etymology

From manual + -ist.

  1. derived from manuālis
  2. derived from manual
  3. derived from manuel
  4. inherited from manuel
  5. suffixed as manualist — “manual + ist”

Definitions

  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…

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA