manualist
English
Etymology
manual + -ist
Noun
manualist (plural manualists)
- 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.
- (Christianity) One who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.
See also
- manualism
References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manualism_(hand_music)
- http://www13.pair.com/handman/hands.htm