manualist

manualist
man·u·al·ist

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  • Manualist — Man u*al*ist, n. One who works with the hands; an artificer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manualist — A manualist is a person who does: Manualism (hand music) Sign Language Manual communication Signing Exact English French Sign Language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • manualist — noun A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands The audience could not contain its laughter while the manualist played on …   Wiktionary

  • manualist — /man yooh euh list/, n. 1. an advocate of manualism. 2. a person who communicates through sign language. adj. 3. of or pertaining to manualism. Cf. oralist. [1585 95, for an earlier sense; MANUAL + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • manualist — man·u·al·ist man yə wə ləst n a person who uses or advocates the use of the manual method in teaching the deaf …   Medical dictionary

  • manualist — lə̇st noun ( s) 1. : one who works with the hands 2. : one who uses or advocates the use of the manual method in teaching the deaf …   Useful english dictionary

  • Manualism (hand music) — Manualism: Squeezing air through the hands to play musical notes Manualism is the little known art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands. Because the sound produced has a distinctly flatulent tone, such music is usually presented as …   Wikipedia

  • History of deaf education in the United States — Before the 1860s and before the American Civil War, manual language was very popular among the deaf community and also supported by the hearing community.[1] The hearing community viewed deafness as “[isolating] the individual from the Christian… …   Wikipedia

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  • John Twomey — was a manualist who most famously appeared on NBC s The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson in 1972. He is credited with bringing manualism to the public stage, as his performance of Stars and Stripes Forever was seen by millions of people and… …   Wikipedia

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