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oralist

American  
[awr-uh-list, ohr-] / ˈɔr ə lɪst, ˈoʊr- /

noun

  1. an advocate of oralism.

  2. a deaf person who communicates through lipreading and speech.


adjective

  1. of or relating to oralism.

Etymology

Origin of oralist

First recorded in 1865–70; oral + -ist


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An oralist, he has been teaching the deaf for 40 years.

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