Speller

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who spells.

    "I'm a slow reader but a good speller."

  2. 2
    an introductory textbook to teach spelling wordnet
  3. 3
    A participant in a spelling bee.
  4. 4
    someone who spells words wordnet
  5. 5
    A book used to learn how to spell properly. US
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  1. 6
    A spell checker.

    "But Word's spelling program still isn't fully integrated into the word processor. For one thing, any changes and corrections you make from the speller's menus don't appear on-screen until you get back to your original file."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
abecedariumabecedaryalphabet bookbattledorecasebookexercise book

Example

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"Zaila — whose father changed her last name to Avant-garde in honor of black jazz musician John Coltrane — is not only a world-class speller."

Etymology

From spell + -er.

Related phrases

pronunciation respellingpronunciation spellingspell checkerspelling beespelling bookspelling pronunciation

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