speller

[spel-er]

noun

1. a person who spells spell words.

2. Also called spelling book. an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling. spell. spelling.

speller

/ ˈspɛlə /

noun

1. a person who spells words in the manner specified

   a bad speller

2. a book designed to teach or improve spelling

Word History and Origins

Origin of speller¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; spell ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The number of finalists is the fewest since 2010, when Scripps had to stop a semifinal round out of fear it would bring too few spellers to the prime-time telecast, then on ABC.

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Achyut had plenty of company among the more than 100 spellers eliminated on Wednesday, spelling’s saddest day.

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Like other returning spellers, Shradha tried to learn from her mistake.

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Even among Indian American spellers, a particular subgroup is overrepresented: families from the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where Telugu is the primary language.

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Some spellers are a bit faster, but I also have vision issues.

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Related Words

• album 
• booklet 
• brochure 
• copy 
• dictionary 
• edition 
• essay 
• fiction 
• magazine 
• manual 
• novel 
• pamphlet 
• paperback 
• publication 
• text 
• textbook 
• tome 
• volume 
• work 
• writing