Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who gesticulates; an actor.
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- noun One who
gestures .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Most exciting is how a species, which does not represent the prototype of a 'gesturer' because it has wings instead of hands, a strong beak and can fly, makes use of very sophisticated nonvocal signals," Pika told LiveScience.
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In France, this gesture is known as la barbe, or "the beard", the idea being that the gesturer is flashing his masculinity in much the same way that a buck will brandish his horns or a cock his comb.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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This policy is just another poorly thought-out symbolic gesture that winds up revealing something about the gesturer they didn’t intend.
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus 2010
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This policy is just another poorly thought-out symbolic gesture that winds up revealing something about the gesturer they didn’t intend.
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus 2010
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