deaf-mute
noun1
Offensive A person who is unable to hear or speak.
- This buckling was first noticed by a deaf-mute who was walking over a bridge across the line and he pointed it out to the driver of a steamroller which happened to be passing.1959 September, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough-Newcastle route of the N.E.R.: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 417:
- Andrew was studying to become a teacher of deaf-mutes.1974 April 20, “Beacon Hill Murder”, in Gay Community News, page 1: