"lipreader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lipreaders [plural]
Etymology: lip + reader Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lip|reader}} lip + reader Head templates: {{en-noun}} lipreader (plural lipreaders)
  1. Someone who is able to tell what a person is saying by looking at the motion of the lips (a technique used by the deaf, although it can be learned by the hearing, called lipreading). Translations (someone able to tell what a person is saying): huuliltalukija (Finnish), Lippenleser [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-lipreader-en-noun-vrC4ARal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'someone able to tell what a person is saying': 69 31
  2. A person who lipreads, or encourages people to do so. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lipreader-en-noun-YJx-hvz0 Disambiguation of People: 42 58

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lipreader meaning in English (1.9kB)

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