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orthographer
or or·thog·ra·phist
[ awr-thog-ruh-fer ]
/ ɔrˈθɒg rə fər /
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noun
a person versed in orthography or spelling.
a person who spells correctly.
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Orthographer, or-thog′ra-fėr, n. one who spells words correctly—also Orthog′raphist.
The World, Feb. 16, 1881 But who could possibly have supposed an orthographer loose!
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