lipreader

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Etymology

From lip +‎ reader.

Noun

lipreader (plural lipreaders)

  1. Someone who is able to determine a person's speech by observing the motion of their lips.
  2. A person who lipreads, or encourages others to do so.
    • 2008, Tom Paxton (lyrics and music), “George W. Told the Nation”, in Farewell to the Thief!:
      Where is Bubba? Where's our leader? Where's our favorite lipreader?

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