manualist

[ man-yoo-uh-list ]

noun

1. an advocate of manualism.
2. a person who communicates through sign language.

adjective

1. of or relating to manualism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manualist¹

1585–95, for an earlier sense; manual + -ist

Example Sentences

By labour, I mean the poor manualist, whom we properly call the labouring man, who works for himself indeed in one respect, but sometimes serves and works for wages, as a servant, or workman.

From Project Gutenberg