mutist

English

Etymology

mute +‎ -ist

Noun

mutist (plural mutists)

  1. One who exhibits mutism.
    • 1999, Sheila Spasaro, ‎Charles E. Schaefer, Refusal to Speak: Treatment of Selective Mutism in Children (page 199)
      The parents of elective mutists often feel alienated from one another.
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