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speller
/ ˈspɛlə /
noun
- a person who spells words in the manner specified
a bad speller
- a book designed to teach or improve spelling
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It’s now common for spellers to be coached by other past competitors who can charge about $200 an hour for their services, Dhingra says.
Still, spellers said they were grateful to have an in-person bee once again, which in typical years is as much an opportunity for the spellers to form friendships and community with one another as it is a competition.
Serrefine This championship speller gets a little too smart with the anchor interviewing him on his big win.
Alopecoid We feel so sorry for this championship speller, who had a minor panic attack and fainted when he was at the microphone.
Counting the desks as she went along, she came at last to her own, and felt around in it for her speller.
Yet he must have learned, somehow, for he could read presently and was soon regarded as a good speller for his years.
He said "Yes sir" and "No sir" most politely when speaking to me, and carried an old blue-back speller under one arm.
Then he took out his speller and copy book and the words of their visitor were soon forgotten.
She wasn't really a "paragon speller," and she felt sure there must be something that was beyond her knowledge.
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