deaf person
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- noun
- /dɛf ˈpɜrsən/
- Yes, the methods by which deaf people can now ably supplement and live functioning lives are extraordinary.
- speech of deaf persons
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Watch on YouTubeBut what would a deaf person who doesn't use hearing aids see?
- But what would a deaf person who doesn't use hearing aids see?
- So he says, a blind person, for example, can form no notion of colors, a deaf person none of sounds.
- No dialogue of death of deaf people who can't hear deaf deaf.
- So I do a routine about a deaf person now to do the voice.
- In fact, Speaking of jinxes, when we yawn, do deaf people think we're screaming?
- We've seen blind people seeing, deaf people hearing, not once, not twice.
- And then he learns that there's a whole community of deaf people summarizing here.
- He found that not only did they generally hear the pulses, much weirder, deaf people could hear them too.
Examples
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Sign language is mandatory if these deaf people are going to learn.
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A deaf person may well bring with him or her a culture and history
Academic text (1996) -
How many deaf people are gonna come see our show ?
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Three deaf people always come to see any show.
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If you are talking to a deaf person and a hearing person, do not just focus on the hearing person.
Academic text (2011) -
Of course, the best way to learn is to hang out with deaf people.
Blog text (9) -
Most hearing people think that a deaf person, if given a chance, would rather be hearing than deaf.
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One time I choreographed a dance about a deaf person going through the justice system.
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DeafNation Expo is the foremost touring trade show for, by, and about deaf people.
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A deaf person often communicates using sign language, which helps bridge the gap with those who can hear.
Synonyms
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People who cannot hear or have very bad hearing
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who has severe or total hearing loss' is directly and compositionally derived from combining the adjective 'deaf' with the noun 'person'. This simple adjective+noun structure is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Deaf person comes from the word deaf, which means 'not able to hear', and person, meaning a human. So it gives the clear image of someone who cannot hear, and it means 'a person who cannot hear'.