speller

[ spel-er ]

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noun

a person who spells words.
Also called spelling book . an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling.

Origin of speller

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at spell¹, -er¹

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How to use speller in a sentence

"I guess me and you can whip most anybody, Mark," he said, as he looked up at me from his silly spelling-book that day.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
The old elementary spelling book was the principal textbook.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison Lyman
Then she was given a very much "dog's-eared" spelling-book to study down a column.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie Douglas
Bella said it was—ex—something, and the word is in the spelling-book, but I never can remember the long words.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie Douglas
She slipped into the nearest chair in a sulky, ungainly fashion, and taking up a battered spelling-book, she held it upside down.
Girls of the Forest | L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for speller

speller

/ (ˈspɛlə) /

noun

a person who spells words in the manner specified: a bad speller
a book designed to teach or improve spelling

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